Re: [PATCH 02/18] block: open code kobj_map into in block/genhd.c

simplify gendisk lookup and remove struct block_device aliases v4 · Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de> · 2020-10-29
[PATCH 01/18] block: cleanup del_gendisk a bit · Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de> · 2020-10-29
[PATCH 02/18] block: open code kobj_map into in block/genhd.c · Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de> · 2020-10-29
Re: [PATCH 02/18] block: open code kobj_map into in block/genhd.c · Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> · 2020-10-29
Re: [PATCH 02/18] block: open code kobj_map into in block/genhd.c · Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de> · 2020-10-29
Re: [PATCH 02/18] block: open code kobj_map into in block/genhd.c · Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> · 2020-10-30
Re: [PATCH 02/18] block: open code kobj_map into in block/genhd.c · Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org> · 2020-10-30
Re: [PATCH 02/18] block: open code kobj_map into in block/genhd.c · Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> · 2020-10-30
Re: [PATCH 02/18] block: open code kobj_map into in block/genhd.c · Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de> · 2020-10-31
[PATCH 03/18] block: split block_class_lock · Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de> · 2020-10-29
[PATCH 04/18] block: rework requesting modules for unclaimed devices · Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de> · 2020-10-29
[PATCH 05/18] block: add an optional probe callback to major_names · Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de> · 2020-10-29
[PATCH 06/18] ide: remove ide_{,un}register_region · Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de> · 2020-10-29
[PATCH 07/18] swim: don't call blk_register_region · Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de> · 2020-10-29
[PATCH 08/18] sd: use __register_blkdev to avoid a modprobe for an unregistered dev_t · Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de> · 2020-10-29
[PATCH 10/18] loop: use __register_blkdev to allocate devices on demand · Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de> · 2020-10-29
[PATCH 11/18] md: use __register_blkdev to allocate devices on demand · Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de> · 2020-10-29
[PATCH 12/18] ide: switch to __register_blkdev for command set probing · Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de> · 2020-10-29
[PATCH 13/18] floppy: use a separate gendisk for each media format · Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de> · 2020-10-29
[PATCH 09/18] brd: use __register_blkdev to allocate devices on demand · Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de> · 2020-10-29
[PATCH 14/18] amiflop: use separate gendisks for Amiga vs MS-DOS mode · Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de> · 2020-10-29
[PATCH 15/18] ataflop: use a separate gendisk for each media format · Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de> · 2020-10-29
[PATCH 16/18] z2ram: reindent · Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de> · 2020-10-29
[PATCH 17/18] z2ram: use separate gendisk for the different modes · Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de> · 2020-10-29
[PATCH] z2ram: MODULE_LICENSE update and neatening · Joe Perches <joe@perches.com> · 2020-10-30
Re: [PATCH] z2ram: MODULE_LICENSE update and neatening · James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@HansenPartnership.com> · 2020-10-30
Re: [PATCH] z2ram: MODULE_LICENSE update and neatening · Joe Perches <joe@perches.com> · 2020-10-30
[PATCH 18/18] block: switch gendisk lookup to a simple xarray · Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de> · 2020-10-29
Re: simplify gendisk lookup and remove struct block_device aliases v4 · Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de> · 2020-11-11
Re: simplify gendisk lookup and remove struct block_device aliases v4 · Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk> · 2020-11-11

From: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Date: 2020-10-29 19:24:09
Also in: linux-block, linux-ide, linux-m68k, linux-scsi, lkml

On Thu, Oct 29, 2020 at 03:58:25PM +0100, Christoph Hellwig wrote:

Copy and paste the kobj_map functionality in the block code in preparation
for completely rewriting it.

Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de>

Yes!

Reviewed-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>

After this, you want me to get rid of kobj_map, right?  Or you don't
care as block doesn't use it anymore?  :)

thanks,

greg k-h

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