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    SubjectRe: [PATCH 1/2] Add partition resize function to BLKPG ioctl
    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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    Karel Zak <kzak@redhat.com>
    http://karelzak.blogspot.com


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