Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux-block

* 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux-block:
  block: add REQ_SECURE to REQ_COMMON_MASK
  block: use the passed in @bdev when claiming if partno is zero
  block: Add __attribute__((format(printf...) and fix fallout
  block: make disk_block_events() properly wait for work cancellation
  block: remove non-syncing __disk_block_events() and fold it into disk_block_events()
  block: don't use non-syncing event blocking in disk_check_events()
  cfq-iosched: fix locking around ioc->ioc_data assignment

1 files changed, 13 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/fs/block_dev.c b/fs/block_dev.c
index 1a2421f..610e8e0 100644
--- a/fs/block_dev.c
+++ b/fs/block_dev.c
@@ -762,7 +762,19 @@ static struct block_device *bd_start_claiming(struct block_device *bdev,
 	if (!disk)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENXIO);
 
-	whole = bdget_disk(disk, 0);
+	/*
+	 * Normally, @bdev should equal what's returned from bdget_disk()
+	 * if partno is 0; however, some drivers (floppy) use multiple
+	 * bdev's for the same physical device and @bdev may be one of the
+	 * aliases.  Keep @bdev if partno is 0.  This means claimer
+	 * tracking is broken for those devices but it has always been that
+	 * way.
+	 */
+	if (partno)
+		whole = bdget_disk(disk, 0);
+	else
+		whole = bdgrab(bdev);
+
 	module_put(disk->fops->owner);
 	put_disk(disk);
 	if (!whole)