diff -urpN -X /home/fletch/.diff.exclude 600-32bit_dev_t/drivers/block/cciss.c 610-dynamic_hd_struct/drivers/block/cciss.c
--- 600-32bit_dev_t/drivers/block/cciss.c	Tue Apr  8 14:38:16 2003
+++ 610-dynamic_hd_struct/drivers/block/cciss.c	Sun Apr 20 22:23:18 2003
@@ -599,9 +599,12 @@ static int cciss_ioctl(struct inode *ino
  		luninfo.num_opens = drv->usage_count;
  		luninfo.num_parts = 0;
  		/* count partitions 1 to 15 with sizes > 0 */
- 		for(i=1; i <MAX_PART; i++)
- 			if (disk->part[i].nr_sects != 0)
- 				luninfo.num_parts++;
+ 		for(i=1; i <MAX_PART; i++) {
+			if (!disk->part[i])
+				continue;
+			if (disk->part[i]->nr_sects != 0)
+				luninfo.num_parts++;
+		}
  		if (copy_to_user((void *) arg, &luninfo,
  				sizeof(LogvolInfo_struct)))
  			return -EFAULT;
diff -urpN -X /home/fletch/.diff.exclude 600-32bit_dev_t/drivers/block/genhd.c 610-dynamic_hd_struct/drivers/block/genhd.c
--- 600-32bit_dev_t/drivers/block/genhd.c	Sun Apr 20 22:18:51 2003
+++ 610-dynamic_hd_struct/drivers/block/genhd.c	Sun Apr 20 22:23:18 2003
@@ -365,11 +365,13 @@ static int show_partition(struct seq_fil
 		(unsigned long long)get_capacity(sgp) >> 1,
 		disk_name(sgp, 0, buf));
 	for (n = 0; n < sgp->minors - 1; n++) {
-		if (sgp->part[n].nr_sects == 0)
+		if (!sgp->part[n])
+			continue;
+		if (sgp->part[n]->nr_sects == 0)
 			continue;
 		seq_printf(part, "%4d  %4d %10llu %s\n",
 			sgp->major, n + 1 + sgp->first_minor,
-			(unsigned long long)sgp->part[n].nr_sects >> 1 ,
+			(unsigned long long)sgp->part[n]->nr_sects >> 1 ,
 			disk_name(sgp, n + 1, buf));
 	}
 
@@ -607,13 +609,15 @@ static int diskstats_show(struct seq_fil
 
 	/* now show all non-0 size partitions of it */
 	for (n = 0; n < gp->minors - 1; n++) {
-		if (gp->part[n].nr_sects) {
-			struct hd_struct *hd = &gp->part[n];
-			seq_printf(s, "%4d %4d %s %u %u %u %u\n",
-				gp->major, n + gp->first_minor + 1,
-			       	disk_name(gp, n + 1, buf),
-				hd->reads, hd->read_sectors,
-				hd->writes, hd->write_sectors);
+		if (gp->part[n]->nr_sects) {
+			struct hd_struct *hd = gp->part[n];
+
+			if (hd && hd->nr_sects)
+				seq_printf(s, "%4d %4d %s %u %u %u %u\n",
+					gp->major, n + gp->first_minor + 1,
+				       	disk_name(gp, n + 1, buf),
+					hd->reads, hd->read_sectors,
+					hd->writes, hd->write_sectors);
 		}
 	}
  
@@ -638,7 +642,7 @@ struct gendisk *alloc_disk(int minors)
 			return NULL;
 		}
 		if (minors > 1) {
-			int size = (minors - 1) * sizeof(struct hd_struct);
+			int size = (minors - 1) * sizeof(struct hd_struct *);
 			disk->part = kmalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
 			if (!disk->part) {
 				kfree(disk);
@@ -690,8 +694,8 @@ void set_device_ro(struct block_device *
 	struct gendisk *disk = bdev->bd_disk;
 	if (bdev->bd_contains != bdev) {
 		int part = bdev->bd_dev - MKDEV(disk->major, disk->first_minor);
-		struct hd_struct *p = &disk->part[part-1];
-		p->policy = flag;
+		struct hd_struct *p = disk->part[part-1];
+		if (p) p->policy = flag;
 	} else
 		disk->policy = flag;
 }
@@ -701,7 +705,7 @@ void set_disk_ro(struct gendisk *disk, i
 	int i;
 	disk->policy = flag;
 	for (i = 0; i < disk->minors - 1; i++)
-		disk->part[i].policy = flag;
+		if (disk->part[i]) disk->part[i]->policy = flag;
 }
 
 int bdev_read_only(struct block_device *bdev)
@@ -712,8 +716,9 @@ int bdev_read_only(struct block_device *
 	disk = bdev->bd_disk;
 	if (bdev->bd_contains != bdev) {
 		int part = bdev->bd_dev - MKDEV(disk->major, disk->first_minor);
-		struct hd_struct *p = &disk->part[part-1];
-		return p->policy;
+		struct hd_struct *p = disk->part[part-1];
+		if (p) return p->policy;
+		return 0;
 	} else
 		return disk->policy;
 }
diff -urpN -X /home/fletch/.diff.exclude 600-32bit_dev_t/drivers/block/ioctl.c 610-dynamic_hd_struct/drivers/block/ioctl.c
--- 600-32bit_dev_t/drivers/block/ioctl.c	Tue Jan 14 10:06:15 2003
+++ 610-dynamic_hd_struct/drivers/block/ioctl.c	Sun Apr 20 22:23:18 2003
@@ -41,11 +41,14 @@ static int blkpg_ioctl(struct block_devi
 					return -EINVAL;
 			}
 			/* partition number in use? */
-			if (disk->part[part - 1].nr_sects != 0)
+			if (disk->part[part - 1])
 				return -EBUSY;
 			/* overlap? */
 			for (i = 0; i < disk->minors - 1; i++) {
-				struct hd_struct *s = &disk->part[i];
+				struct hd_struct *s = disk->part[i];
+
+				if (!s)
+					continue;
 				if (!(start+length <= s->start_sect ||
 				      start >= s->start_sect + s->nr_sects))
 					return -EBUSY;
@@ -54,7 +57,9 @@ static int blkpg_ioctl(struct block_devi
 			add_partition(disk, part, start, length);
 			return 0;
 		case BLKPG_DEL_PARTITION:
-			if (disk->part[part - 1].nr_sects == 0)
+			if (!disk->part[part-1])
+				return -ENXIO;
+			if (disk->part[part - 1]->nr_sects == 0)
 				return -ENXIO;
 			/* partition in use? Incomplete check for now. */
 			bdevp = bdget(MKDEV(disk->major, disk->first_minor) + part);
diff -urpN -X /home/fletch/.diff.exclude 600-32bit_dev_t/drivers/block/ll_rw_blk.c 610-dynamic_hd_struct/drivers/block/ll_rw_blk.c
--- 600-32bit_dev_t/drivers/block/ll_rw_blk.c	Tue Apr  8 14:38:16 2003
+++ 610-dynamic_hd_struct/drivers/block/ll_rw_blk.c	Sun Apr 20 22:23:18 2003
@@ -1841,7 +1841,7 @@ static inline void blk_partition_remap(s
 	if (bdev == bdev->bd_contains)
 		return;
 
-	p = &disk->part[bdev->bd_dev-MKDEV(disk->major,disk->first_minor)-1];
+	p = disk->part[bdev->bd_dev-MKDEV(disk->major,disk->first_minor)-1];
 	switch (bio->bi_rw) {
 	case READ:
 		p->read_sectors += bio_sectors(bio);
diff -urpN -X /home/fletch/.diff.exclude 600-32bit_dev_t/fs/block_dev.c 610-dynamic_hd_struct/fs/block_dev.c
--- 600-32bit_dev_t/fs/block_dev.c	Tue Apr  8 14:38:19 2003
+++ 610-dynamic_hd_struct/fs/block_dev.c	Sun Apr 20 22:23:18 2003
@@ -559,10 +559,10 @@ static int do_open(struct block_device *
 			bdev->bd_contains = whole;
 			down(&whole->bd_sem);
 			whole->bd_part_count++;
-			p = disk->part + part - 1;
+			p = disk->part[part - 1];
 			bdev->bd_inode->i_data.backing_dev_info =
 			   whole->bd_inode->i_data.backing_dev_info;
-			if (!(disk->flags & GENHD_FL_UP) || !p->nr_sects) {
+			if (!(disk->flags & GENHD_FL_UP) || !p || !p->nr_sects) {
 				whole->bd_part_count--;
 				up(&whole->bd_sem);
 				ret = -ENXIO;
diff -urpN -X /home/fletch/.diff.exclude 600-32bit_dev_t/fs/partitions/check.c 610-dynamic_hd_struct/fs/partitions/check.c
--- 600-32bit_dev_t/fs/partitions/check.c	Sun Apr 20 19:35:04 2003
+++ 610-dynamic_hd_struct/fs/partitions/check.c	Sun Apr 20 22:24:49 2003
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ static struct sysfs_ops part_sysfs_ops =
 static ssize_t part_dev_read(struct hd_struct * p, char *page)
 {
 	struct gendisk *disk = container_of(p->kobj.parent,struct gendisk,kobj);
-	int part = p - disk->part + 1;
+	int part = p->partno;
 	dev_t base = MKDEV(disk->major, disk->first_minor); 
 	return sprintf(page, "%04x\n", (unsigned)(base + part));
 }
@@ -234,7 +234,9 @@ struct kobj_type ktype_part = {
 
 void delete_partition(struct gendisk *disk, int part)
 {
-	struct hd_struct *p = disk->part + part - 1;
+	struct hd_struct *p = disk->part[part-1];
+	if (!p)
+		return;
 	if (!p->nr_sects)
 		return;
 	p->start_sect = 0;
@@ -242,12 +244,19 @@ void delete_partition(struct gendisk *di
 	p->reads = p->writes = p->read_sectors = p->write_sectors = 0;
 	devfs_remove("%s/part%d", disk->devfs_name, part);
 	kobject_unregister(&p->kobj);
+	disk->part[part-1] = NULL;
+	kfree(p);
 }
 
 void add_partition(struct gendisk *disk, int part, sector_t start, sector_t len)
 {
-	struct hd_struct *p = disk->part + part - 1;
+	struct hd_struct *p;
 
+	p = kmalloc(sizeof(struct hd_struct), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!p)
+		return;
+	
+	memset(p, 0, sizeof(struct hd_struct));
 	p->start_sect = start;
 	p->nr_sects = len;
 	devfs_register_partition(disk, part);
@@ -255,6 +264,9 @@ void add_partition(struct gendisk *disk,
 	p->kobj.parent = &disk->kobj;
 	p->kobj.ktype = &ktype_part;
 	kobject_register(&p->kobj);
+
+	p->partno = part;
+	disk->part[part-1] = p;
 }
 
 static void disk_sysfs_symlinks(struct gendisk *disk)
diff -urpN -X /home/fletch/.diff.exclude 600-32bit_dev_t/include/linux/genhd.h 610-dynamic_hd_struct/include/linux/genhd.h
--- 600-32bit_dev_t/include/linux/genhd.h	Sun Apr 20 19:35:07 2003
+++ 610-dynamic_hd_struct/include/linux/genhd.h	Sun Apr 20 22:23:18 2003
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ struct hd_struct {
 	sector_t nr_sects;
 	struct kobject kobj;
 	unsigned reads, read_sectors, writes, write_sectors;
-	int policy;
+	int policy, partno;
 };
 
 #define GENHD_FL_REMOVABLE  1
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ struct gendisk {
 	int minor_shift;		/* number of times minor is shifted to
 					   get real minor */
 	char disk_name[16];		/* name of major driver */
-	struct hd_struct *part;		/* [indexed by minor] */
+	struct hd_struct **part;	/* [indexed by minor] */
 	struct block_device_operations *fops;
 	struct request_queue *queue;
 	void *private_data;