Re: rescan partitions returns EIO since 2.6.8

[Martin Pool <mbp@sourcefrog.net>]

On  6 Dec 2004, Andries Brouwer <Andries.Brouwer@cwi.nl> wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 06, 2004 at 11:47:22AM +1100, Martin Pool wrote:
> > On  5 Dec 2004, Andries.Brouwer@cwi.nl wrote:
> > To me it seems more correct that a request to read the partition table
> > should fail if the partition table can't be read.
> 
> I do not view BLKRRPART as a request to read the partition table.
> It is a request to revalidate: "if the disk is in use, return EBUSY,
> otherwise, discard any old information, read any new information".
> If the disk is blank then there is no new information to read,
> that is not an error, and certainly not an I/O error.
> 
> > if you really want to roll it back I won't object.
> 
> Yes, I think I want to - am getting worried mail from people
> who very much dislike I/O errors on a brand-new disk.

OK, my mistake.  Please take it out.

-- 
Martin