linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] Revert "block: don't add or resize partition on the disk with GENHD_FL_NO

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite for Android: free password hash cracker in your pocket

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Message-ID: <2025111848-gusty-unclothed-9cc5@gregkh>
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2025 03:58:58 -0500
From: Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To: Gulam Mohamed <gulam.mohamed@...cle.com>
Cc: "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"hch@....de" <hch@....de>,
	"stable@...r.kernel.org" <stable@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] Revert "block: don't add or resize partition on the
 disk with GENHD_FL_NO_PART"

On Tue, Nov 18, 2025 at 04:58:24AM +0000, Gulam Mohamed wrote:
> Hi Greg,

Please do not top-post.

> Thanks for looking into this. This is the 2nd of the two patches I have sent. The first one is "[PATCH 1/2] Revert "block: Move checking GENHD_FL_NO_PART to bdev_add_partition()"". I have mentioned the reason for reverting both these patches in the first patch.

That does not mean anything for this patch, you can not have no
changelog text for it.

> Also, this is for "5.15.y" kernel.

Really?  Why?  Where did it say that?  Please be explicit and say that
somewhere obvious so that we know this.

confused,

greg k-h