Re: [Patch] Cleanup struct gendisk registration, 2.3.40-pre1

From: Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Date: Sun Jan 16 2000 - 22:03:53 EST


> would have 512-bytes granularity and ignored the block sizes. Would
> simplify the stuff on revalidate() - we are playing interesting games
> with setting block size there... Anyway, it's Not For Now(tm).

You cant be sure the media is 512 byte block size.

Basically it looks a good idea until you think about it. The more you think
about it the more it moves generic code into duplicated (no doubt buggy)
driver specific code too.

Alan

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