Re: [Xen-devel] About get_gendisk

[Arun Sharma <arun.sharma@xxxxxxxxx>]

Ling, Xiaofeng wrote:
> The get_gendisk is not exported in 2.6 kernel,
> So blkfront can not be made to module in 2.6
> while 2.4 kernel exported get_gendisk.
> Is it possible not to use get_gendisk in vbd.c?
> like save gendisk in xlvbd_alloc_gendisk?
>

Hi Xiaofeng,

I'd suggest following the method used by other Linux disk drivers that
hook into the block layer i.e. save a reference to the gendisk in
xlbd_disk_info after allocating it. Then you don't need to call get_gendisk.

        -Arun



xlbd_disk_info


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