Re: problems with alloc_disk in genhd.c

[viro]

On Wed, Jun 23, 2004 at 04:18:29PM -0500, mikem@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> In the  ioctl we are doing
> 
>         /* count partitions 1 to 15 with sizes > 0 */
>         for(i=0; i <MAX_PART; i++) {

... followed by what?

Array of per-partition structures contains the data for partitions,
obviously.  And drivers have no damn business to ever touching it
directly, while we are at it.

BTW, take a look at the comment and loop following it.  And note
that you are doing 16 iterations in the loop, contrary to what
the comment above it says.
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