Switch to an enum and tidy up the documentation.
Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@xxxxxx>
---
include/linux/genhd.h | 32 ++++++++++++++------------------
1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/linux/genhd.h b/include/linux/genhd.h
index b8ced80178d64..6906a45bc761a 100644
--- a/include/linux/genhd.h
+++ b/include/linux/genhd.h
@@ -39,28 +39,24 @@ struct partition_meta_info {
/**
* DOC: genhd capability flags
*
- * ``GENHD_FL_REMOVABLE`` (0x0001): indicates that the block device
- * gives access to removable media.
- * When set, the device remains present even when media is not
- * inserted.
- * Must not be set for devices which are removed entirely when the
+ * ``GENHD_FL_REMOVABLE``: indicates that the block device gives access to
+ * removable media. When set, the device remains present even when media is not
+ * inserted. Shall not be set for devices which are removed entirely when the
* media is removed.
*
- * ``GENHD_FL_NO_PART`` (0x0200): partition support is disabled.
- * The kernel will not scan for partitions from add_disk, and users
- * can't add partitions manually.
+ * ``GENHD_FL_HIDDEN``: the block device is hidden; it doesn't produce events,
+ * doesn't appear in sysfs, and can't be opened from userspace or using
+ * blkdev_get*. Used for the underlying components of multipath devices.
+ *
+ * ``GENHD_FL_NO_PART``: partition support is disabled. The kernel will not
+ * scan for partitions from add_disk, and users can't add partitions manually.
*
- * ``GENHD_FL_HIDDEN`` (0x0400): the block device is hidden; it
- * doesn't produce events, doesn't appear in sysfs, and doesn't have
- * an associated ``bdev``.
- * Implies ``GENHD_FL_NO_PART``.
- * Used for multipath devices.
*/
-#define GENHD_FL_REMOVABLE 0x0001
-/* 2 is unused (used to be GENHD_FL_DRIVERFS) */
-/* 4 is unused (used to be GENHD_FL_MEDIA_CHANGE_NOTIFY) */
-#define GENHD_FL_NO_PART 0x0200
-#define GENHD_FL_HIDDEN 0x0400
+enum {
+ GENHD_FL_REMOVABLE = 1 << 0,
+ GENHD_FL_HIDDEN = 1 << 1,
+ GENHD_FL_NO_PART = 1 << 2,
+};
enum {
DISK_EVENT_MEDIA_CHANGE = 1 << 0, /* media changed */
--
2.30.2
