[RFC 07/22] dm: blk: add UCLASS_PARTITION

[AKASHI Takahiro]

On Fri, Dec 03, 2021 at 05:06:56PM +0100, Heinrich Schuchardt wrote:
> On 12/3/21 08:16, AKASHI Takahiro wrote:
> > Heinrich,
> > 
> > On Tue, Nov 16, 2021 at 12:01:27PM +0900, AKASHI Takahiro wrote:
> > > On Tue, Nov 16, 2021 at 01:02:55AM +0100, Heinrich Schuchardt wrote:
> > > > On 11/16/21 00:51, AKASHI Takahiro wrote:
> > > > > > > Is the patch good enough to include in the series?
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > If not, you could reply to it with what needs doing.
> > > > > ? I have already replied to your patch:)
> > > > > Basically, it seems to be fine to me.
> > > > > 
> > > > > > > Regards,
> > > > > > > Simon
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > The patch is not usable as is. It assumes only GPT partioning is used.
> > > > > @Heinrich
> > > > > I don't get your point. Either my patch or Simon's is not specific
> > > > > to GPT at all.
> > > > > 
> > > > > So I'm going to start respinning my patch for a next round of discussion.
> > > > 
> > > > A field name gpt_part_info obviously relates to GPT?
> > > 
> > > No.
> > > 
> > > IICU, the structure, disk_partition, is not particularly GPT-specific
> > > as such type of data are used over various partition drivers.
> > > In my patch series, I simply reuse "struct disk_part" as a structure
> > > holding a partition number and partition information (= disk_partition).
> > 
> > So do you agree that we won't have "partition-table" devices for now?
> > 
> > -Takahiro Akashi
> 
> We don't need the partition-table to be a udevice now. We still can
> later convert the partition drivers to a uclass if we deem it helpful.

OK. I'm going to prepare for next RFC.

-Takahiro Akashi

> Best regards
> 
> Heinrich
> 
> > 
> > 
> > > -Takahiro Akashi
> > > 
> > > > Up to now this string exists only in cmd/gpt.c.
> > > > 
> > > > Best regards
> > > > 
> > > > Heinrich
> > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > -Takahiro Akashi
> > > > > 
> > > > > > Instead all partition table drivers need to be converted to drivers for
> > > > > > the new uclass.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Best regards
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Heinrich
> > > > 
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