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    s390/partitions: make partition detection independent from DASD ioctls · 46e88947
    Stefan Weinhuber authored
    
    
    In some usage scenarios it is desireable to work with disk images or
    virtualized DASD devices. One problem that prevents such applications
    is the partition detection in ibm.c. Currently it works only for
    devices that support the BIODASDINFO2 ioctl, in other words, it only
    works for devices that belong to the DASD device driver.
    
    The information gained from the BIODASDINFO2 ioctl is only for a small
    set of legacy cases abolutely necessary. All current VOL1, LNX1 and
    CMS1 type of disk labels can be interpreted correctly without this
    information, as long as the generic HDIO_GETGEO ioctl works and
    provides a correct disk geometry.
    
    This patch makes the ibm.c partition detection as independent as
    possible from the BIODASDINFO2 ioctl. Only the following two cases are
    still restricted to real DASDs:
    - An FBA DASD, or LDL formatted ECKD DASD without any disk label.
    - An old style LNX1 label (without large volume support) on a disk
      with inconsistent device geometry.
    
    Signed-off-by: default avatarStefan Weinhuber <wein@de.ibm.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarMartin Schwidefsky <schwidefsky@de.ibm.com>
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