Re: [PATCH 3/4] block: use bd_prepare_to_claim directly in the loop driver

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On 7/16/20 4:33 PM, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
The arcane magic in bd_start_claiming is only needed to be able to claim
a block_device that hasn't been fully set up.  Switch the loop driver
that claims from the ioctl path with a fully set up struct block_device
to just use the much simpler bd_prepare_to_claim directly.

Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@xxxxxx>
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  drivers/block/loop.c   | 7 +++----
  fs/block_dev.c         | 9 +++++----
  include/linux/blkdev.h | 3 ++-
  3 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

Reviewed-by: Hannes Reinecke <hare@xxxxxxx>

Cheers,

Hannes
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