On Sat, 18 Mar 2023 22:12:31 +0800, Ming Lei wrote: > IO can be started before add_disk() returns, such as reading parititon table, > then the monitor work should work for making forward progress. > > So mark device as LIVE before adding disk, meantime change to > DEAD if add_disk() fails. > > > [...] Applied, thanks! [1/1] block: ublk_drv: mark device as LIVE before adding disk commit: 4985e7b2c002eb4c5c794a1d3acd91b82c89a0fd Best regards, -- Jens Axboe