# Re: \[dm-devel\] \[PATCH 03/26\] block: automatically enable GENHD\_FL\_EXT\_DEVT

- From: Luis Chamberlain \<mcgrof@kernel.org\>
- Date: 2021-05-21 17:22:47 
- List: linux-block
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-block/2021/05/6402851
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-m68k/2021/05/6402806/t.md

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On Fri, May 21, 2021 at 07:50:53AM +0200, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> Automatically set the GENHD_FL_EXT_DEVT flag for all disks allocated
> without an explicit number of minors.  This is what all new block
> drivers should do, so make sure it is the default without boilerplate
> code.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de>

Reviewed-by: Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@kernel.org>

  Luis
```