Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 8 Dec 2011 13:30:38 +0100 | From | Karel Zak <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 1/2] Add partition resize function to BLKPG ioctl |
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On Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 10:23:12PM -0500, Phillip Susi wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Add a new operation code ( BLKPG_RES_PARTITION ) to the > BLKPG ioctl that allows altering the size of an existing > partition, even if it is currently in use.
It seems very close to Vivek's BLKPG_EXTEND_PARTITION idea, see:
https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/9/1/351
It's evident that we (userspace) need something better than BLKPG_{ADD,DEL}_* and BLKRRPART, but no response from kernel side :-(
Karel
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