Re: [PATCH v5 1/5] block: Add alternative_gpt_sector() operation
From: Christoph Hellwig <hch@infradead.org>
Date: 2021-08-18 05:23:42
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On Wed, Aug 18, 2021 at 03:55:43AM +0300, Dmitry Osipenko wrote:
Add alternative_gpt_sector() block device operation which specifies alternative location of a GPT entry. This allows us to support Android devices which have GPT entry at a non-standard location and can't be repartitioned easily.
Probably worth adding a little comment explaining this rather odd operation.