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

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Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2025 07:01:06 +0000
From: Gulam Mohamed <gulam.mohamed@...cle.com>
To: Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
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"




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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gulam Mohamed
> Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2025 2:32 PM
> To: Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
> Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org; hch@....de; 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"
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2025 2:29 PM
> > To: Gulam Mohamed <gulam.mohamed@...cle.com>
> > Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org; hch@....de; 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.
>
> Sorry. I will take care from next time.
> >
> > > 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.
> I will add to this patch also.
> >
> > > 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.
> Sorry, I forgot to include this "5.15.y" in the subject. I will include this and re-
> send.

Greg,
I have resent the patches by including the kernel version "5.15.y" in the subject line.
Can you please review the patches and let us know your comments?

Regards,
Gulam Mohamed.
>
> Thanks & Regards,
> Gulam Mohamed.
> >
> > confused,
> >
> > greg k-h