diff -up util-linux-2.23.2/misc-utils/wipefs.8.kzak util-linux-2.23.2/misc-utils/wipefs.8

--- util-linux-2.23.2/misc-utils/wipefs.8.kzak	2013-07-30 10:39:26.232738496 +0200

+++ util-linux-2.23.2/misc-utils/wipefs.8	2014-01-23 11:07:54.390022299 +0100

@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ does not erase the filesystem itself nor

 When used without options \fB-a\fR or \fB-o\fR, it lists all visible filesystems

 and the offsets of their basic signatures.

+.B wipefs

+calls BLKRRPART ioctl when erase partition table to inform kernel about the change.

+

 Note that some filesystems or some partition tables store more magic strings on

 the devices.  The

 .B wipefs

diff -up util-linux-2.23.2/misc-utils/wipefs.c.kzak util-linux-2.23.2/misc-utils/wipefs.c

--- util-linux-2.23.2/misc-utils/wipefs.c.kzak	2013-07-30 10:39:26.232738496 +0200

+++ util-linux-2.23.2/misc-utils/wipefs.c	2014-01-23 11:12:26.786860550 +0100

@@ -40,21 +40,24 @@

 #include "c.h"

 #include "closestream.h"

 #include "optutils.h"

+#include "blkdev.h"

 struct wipe_desc {

 	loff_t		offset;		/* magic string offset */

 	size_t		len;		/* length of magic string */

 	unsigned char	*magic;		/* magic string */

-	int		zap;		/* zap this offset? */

 	char		*usage;		/* raid, filesystem, ... */

 	char		*type;		/* FS type */

 	char		*label;		/* FS label */

 	char		*uuid;		/* FS uuid */

-	int		on_disk;

-

 	struct wipe_desc	*next;

+

+	unsigned int	zap : 1,

+			on_disk : 1,

+			is_parttable : 1;

+

 };

 enum {

@@ -72,7 +75,7 @@ print_pretty(struct wipe_desc *wp, int l

 		printf("----------------------------------------------------------------\n");

 	}

-	printf("0x%-17jx  %s   [%s]", wp->offset, wp->type, wp->usage);

+	printf("0x%-17jx  %s   [%s]", wp->offset, wp->type, _(wp->usage));

 	if (wp->label && *wp->label)

 		printf("\n%27s %s", "LABEL:", wp->label);

@@ -141,7 +144,7 @@ add_offset(struct wipe_desc *wp0, loff_t

 	wp = xcalloc(1, sizeof(struct wipe_desc));

 	wp->offset = offset;

 	wp->next = wp0;

-	wp->zap = zap;

+	wp->zap = zap ? 1 : 0;

 	return wp;

 }

@@ -164,7 +167,7 @@ get_desc_for_probe(struct wipe_desc *wp,

 	const char *off, *type, *mag, *p, *usage = NULL;

 	size_t len;

 	loff_t offset;

-	int rc;

+	int rc, ispt = 0;

 	/* superblocks */

 	if (blkid_probe_lookup_value(pr, "TYPE", &type, NULL) == 0) {

@@ -181,7 +184,8 @@ get_desc_for_probe(struct wipe_desc *wp,

 			rc = blkid_probe_lookup_value(pr, "PTMAGIC", &mag, &len;;

 		if (rc)

 			return wp;

-		usage = "partition table";

+		usage = N_("partition table");

+		ispt = 1;

 	} else

 		return wp;

@@ -199,6 +203,7 @@ get_desc_for_probe(struct wipe_desc *wp,

 	wp->type = xstrdup(type);

 	wp->on_disk = 1;

+	wp->is_parttable = ispt ? 1 : 0;

 	wp->magic = xmalloc(len);

 	memcpy(wp->magic, mag, len);

@@ -309,10 +314,25 @@ static void do_wipe_real(blkid_probe pr,

 	putchar('\n');

 }

+

+static void rereadpt(int fd, const char *devname)

+{

+#ifdef BLKRRPART

+	struct stat st;

+

+	if (fstat(fd, &st) || !S_ISBLK(st.st_mode))

+		return;

+

+	errno = 0;

+	ioctl(fd, BLKRRPART);

+	printf(_("%s: calling ioclt to re-read partition table: %m\n"), devname);

+#endif

+}

+

 static struct wipe_desc *

 do_wipe(struct wipe_desc *wp, const char *devname, int noact, int all, int quiet, int force)

 {

-	int flags;

+	int flags, reread = 0;

 	blkid_probe pr;

 	struct wipe_desc *w, *wp0;

 	int zap = all ? 1 : wp->zap;

@@ -345,8 +365,11 @@ do_wipe(struct wipe_desc *wp, const char

 		if (!wp->on_disk)

 			continue;

-		if (zap)

+		if (zap) {

 			do_wipe_real(pr, devname, wp, noact, quiet);

+			if (wp->is_parttable)

+				reread = 1;

+		}

 	}

 	for (w = wp0; w != NULL; w = w->next) {

@@ -355,6 +378,10 @@ do_wipe(struct wipe_desc *wp, const char

 	}

 	fsync(blkid_probe_get_fd(pr));

+

+	if (reread)

+		rereadpt(blkid_probe_get_fd(pr), devname);

+

 	close(blkid_probe_get_fd(pr));

 	blkid_free_probe(pr);

 	free_wipe(wp0);