[PATCH V2 1/2] block: Set inode of block_device size to zero when delete gendisk.

From: majianpeng
Date: Mon Sep 16 2013 - 23:22:20 EST


When remove gendisk, set the size of inode of block_device to zero.
This is mainly let the vfs know disk removed.

Signed-off-by: Jianpeng Ma <majianpeng@xxxxxxxxx>
---
block/genhd.c | 6 ++++++
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/block/genhd.c b/block/genhd.c
index dadf42b..9a4c245 100644
--- a/block/genhd.c
+++ b/block/genhd.c
@@ -1369,6 +1369,12 @@ int invalidate_partition(struct gendisk *disk, int partno)
if (bdev) {
fsync_bdev(bdev);
res = __invalidate_device(bdev, true);
+ /*
+ * When used buffer-mode on raw blockdevice,the disk removed.
+ * But the vfs don't know.So tell the vfs size of disk
+ * became zero, the buffer write can return
+ */
+ i_size_write(bdev->bd_inode, 0);
bdput(bdev);
}
return res;
--
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