From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: util-linux-owner@vger.kernel.org Received: from mail-qc0-f182.google.com ([209.85.216.182]:53853 "EHLO mail-qc0-f182.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751278AbaLCOtv (ORCPT ); Wed, 3 Dec 2014 09:49:51 -0500 Received: by mail-qc0-f182.google.com with SMTP id r5so11369954qcx.27 for ; Wed, 03 Dec 2014 06:49:51 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <547F22F7.30008@ubuntu.com> Date: Wed, 03 Dec 2014 09:49:27 -0500 From: Phillip Susi MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Karel Zak CC: Francis Moreau , "Dale R. Worley" , util-linux@vger.kernel.org, gabeblack@chromium.org, gwendal@chromium.org Subject: Re: losetup on a image file containing (GPT) partition doesn't create partition devices References: <542E7000.3040309@gmail.com> <201410031429.s93ET4wu014728@hobgoblin.ariadne.com> <201410031958.s93JwTuY026155@hobgoblin.ariadne.com> <542F065C.2080505@gmail.com> <54304C03.6020309@gmail.com> <201410061547.s96Fl0sN021617@hobgoblin.ariadne.com> <5432BBB0.30701@gmail.com> <20141027201625.GA25833@vapier> <547E1337.1080702@ubuntu.com> <20141203083617.GD1994@x2.net.home> In-Reply-To: <20141203083617.GD1994@x2.net.home> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Sender: util-linux-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 12/3/2014 3:36 AM, Karel Zak wrote: > Yes, I don't like the idea with the ioctl workaround in losetup. > It's fine to use such workarounds in stable branches or in distro > specific patches, but I really don't want to use workarounds for > bugs in regular releases (master branch). Then again, maybe the whole idea of the kernel handling the partition table should be abandoned ( and the feature removed from the kernel ) and losetup should just call partx and be done with it. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.17 (MingW32) iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJUfyL3AAoJENRVrw2cjl5RGIUH+wWT/HOUblnqldu4M8zgNZ9c T08BjQKPET1ylRfuVDDdEET5yaP8NI94dNisgyvWWDHbi1PA3I45dodQA3XaywWf Ue6wEUMV8tujjC7zgUup+yxIca2accrmRP4tqlVOswRMS4nFJqyRHJsDW0azJDR4 3VoaGP1WRf9vtNs4m71a/yljjirAHRBcQ8NVdgDnLe2Ja6Quy2REvVsTCO951O6i oH5AYBnvEE0iiycxUxj1EGkNRl3QC58/NIJi633MXRrL5VTOd2k37OzEZb7/P/g/ rKBbqnwMMuDVgarF7Ob8KkJb62BKca6W4Sbd806TvygCoB4K8EGW1zVpK1LUAAI= =qTsq -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----