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

[AKASHI Takahiro]

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).

-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
>