Re: [Nbd] [PATCH 5/6] block: dasd_genhd: convert to blkdev_reread_part

[Ming Lei <ming.lei@...1301...>]

On Mon, Apr 6, 2015 at 9:46 PM, Jarod Wilson <jarod@...696...> wrote:
> On Sun, Apr 05, 2015 at 03:24:47PM +0800, Ming Lei wrote:
>> Also remove the obsolete comment.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Ming Lei <ming.lei@...1301...>
>> ---
>>  drivers/s390/block/dasd_genhd.c |    9 +++------
>>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/s390/block/dasd_genhd.c b/drivers/s390/block/dasd_genhd.c
>> index 90f39f7..2af4619 100644
>> --- a/drivers/s390/block/dasd_genhd.c
>> +++ b/drivers/s390/block/dasd_genhd.c
>> @@ -116,14 +116,11 @@ int dasd_scan_partitions(struct dasd_block *block)
>>                             rc);
>>               return -ENODEV;
>>       }
>> -     /*
>> -      * See fs/partition/check.c:register_disk,rescan_partitions
>> -      * Can't call rescan_partitions directly. Use ioctl.
>> -      */
>> -     rc = ioctl_by_bdev(bdev, BLKRRPART, 0);
>> +
>> +     rc = blkdev_reread_part(bdev);
>>       while (rc == -EBUSY && retry > 0) {
>>               schedule();
>> -             rc = ioctl_by_bdev(bdev, BLKRRPART, 0);
>> +             rc = blkdev_reread_part(bdev);
>>               retry--;
>>               DBF_DEV_EVENT(DBF_ERR, block->base,
>>                             "scan partitions error, retry %d rc %d",
>
> Note: patch 6/6 in the series makes this whole while() loops pointless,
> since the possibility of the -EBUSY return goes away.

Yes, I do see that, and the while() can be removed after this patchset
is merged.

Thanks,
Ming Lei