Hi Jens, this series removes blkdev_get as a public API, leaving it as just an implementation detail of blkdev_get_by_path and blkdev_get_by_dev. The reason for that is that blkdev_get is a very confusing API that requires a struct block_device to be fed in, but then actually consumes the reference. And it turns out just using the two above mentioned APIs actually significantly simplifies the code as well. Changes since v1: - fix a mismerged that left a stray bdget_disk around - factour the partition scan at registration time code into a new helper. Diffstat: block/genhd.c | 35 ++++++--------- block/ioctl.c | 13 ++--- drivers/block/nbd.c | 8 +-- drivers/block/pktcdvd.c | 92 +++++----------------------------------- drivers/block/zram/zram_drv.c | 7 +-- drivers/char/raw.c | 51 ++++++++-------------- drivers/ide/ide-gd.c | 2 drivers/s390/block/dasd_genhd.c | 15 +----- fs/block_dev.c | 12 ++--- fs/ocfs2/cluster/heartbeat.c | 28 ++++-------- include/linux/blk_types.h | 4 - include/linux/blkdev.h | 1 include/linux/genhd.h | 2 include/linux/suspend.h | 4 - include/linux/swap.h | 3 - kernel/power/swap.c | 21 +++------ kernel/power/user.c | 26 +++-------- mm/swapfile.c | 45 ++++++++++--------- 18 files changed, 130 insertions(+), 239 deletions(-)
