Re: [PATCH 2/4] partitions: add ->set_capacity block device method

[Al Viro]

On Sun, May 31, 2009 at 04:39:24PM +0200, Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz wrote:
> From: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [PATCH] partitions: add ->set_capacity block device method
> 
> * Add ->set_capacity block device method and use it in rescan_partitions()
>   to attempt enabling native capacity of the device upon detecting the
>   partition which exceeds device capacity.
> 
> * Add GENHD_FL_NATIVE_CAPACITY flag to try limit attempts of enabling
>   native capacity during partition scan.
> 
> Together with the consecutive patch implementing ->set_capacity method in
> ide-gd device driver this allows automatic disabling of Host Protected Area
> (HPA) if any partitions overlapping HPA are detected.
> 
> Cc: Robert Hancock <hancockrwd@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Frans Pop <elendil@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: "Andries E. Brouwer" <Andries.Brouwer@xxxxxx>
> Cc: Al Viro <viro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Acked-by: Al Viro <viro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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