qubes-linux-kernel/patches.qubes/0001-block-add-no_part_scan-module-parameter.patch

From 19cb7d4e4efe39ef6ec8b216a254d83a1257846c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Rusty Bird <rustybird@openmailbox.org>
Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2016 13:05:38 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] block: add no_part_scan module parameter

Define a boolean module parameter named "no_part_scan" defaulting to N,
which, if set to Y, always causes the GENHD_FL_NO_PART_SCAN flag to be
added to subsequently created block devices, thereby disabling the
kernel's various partition table parsers for them.

The parameter's current value can be changed at any time by writing to
the /sys/module/block/parameters/no_part_scan file.
---
 block/genhd.c | 12 ++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)

diff --git a/block/genhd.c b/block/genhd.c
index 9f42526..85b71f5 100644
--- a/block/genhd.c
+++ b/block/genhd.c
@@ -572,6 +572,15 @@ exit:
 	WARN_ON(err);
 }
 
+/* copied (not moved) from far down below, to have fewer patch hunks */
+#undef MODULE_PARAM_PREFIX
+#define MODULE_PARAM_PREFIX     "block."
+
+/* partition scanning policy */
+static bool disk_no_part_scan = 0;
+module_param_named(no_part_scan, disk_no_part_scan, bool, S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(no_part_scan, "When adding block devices, always mark them as not to be scanned for partitions");
+
 /**
  * device_add_disk - add partitioning information to kernel list
  * @parent: parent device for the disk
@@ -587,6 +596,9 @@ void device_add_disk(struct device *parent, struct gendisk *disk)
 	dev_t devt;
 	int retval;
 
+	if (disk_no_part_scan)
+		disk->flags |= GENHD_FL_NO_PART_SCAN;
+
 	/* minors == 0 indicates to use ext devt from part0 and should
 	 * be accompanied with EXT_DEVT flag.  Make sure all
 	 * parameters make sense.
-- 
2.5.5