Re: [RFC] PATCH to fix rescan_partitions to return errors properly - take 2

[Erik Mouw <erik@harddisk-recovery.com>]

On Fri, Oct 06, 2006 at 10:43:42AM -0700, Suzuki K P wrote:
> Erik Mouw wrote:
> >I think it's best not to change the current behaviour and let all
> >partition checkers run, even if one of them failed due to device
> >errors. I wouldn't mind if the behaviour changed like you propose,
> >though.
> >
> At present, the partition checkers doesn't run, if one of the preceeding 
> checker has reported an error ! *But*, some of the checkers doesn't 
> report the I/O error which they came across! So, this may let others 
> run. Thats not we want, right. We would like them to return I/O errors, 
> and and the check_partition should let other partition checkers continue.

Indeed, we want them to behave the same. I.e.: a partition checker
should tell when it encounters an I/O error.


Erik

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