Merging in parts of Master related to disk.py

archinstall/lib/disk/blockdevice.py

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class BlockDevice:
 		#       I'm placing the encryption password on a BlockDevice level.
 
 	def __repr__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-		return f"BlockDevice({self.device}, size={self.size}GB, free_space={'+'.join(part[2] for part in self.free_space)}, bus_type={self.bus_type})"
+		return f"BlockDevice({self.device_or_backfile}, size={self.size}GB, free_space={'+'.join(part[2] for part in self.free_space)}, bus_type={self.bus_type})"
 
 	def __iter__(self):
 		for partition in self.partitions:
@@ -62,23 +62,33 @@ class BlockDevice:
 			return device['pttype']
 
 	@property
-	def device(self):
+	def device_or_backfile(self):
 		"""
 		Returns the actual device-endpoint of the BlockDevice.
 		If it's a loop-back-device it returns the back-file,
-		If it's a ATA-drive it returns the /dev/X device
-		And if it's a crypto-device it returns the parent device
+		For other types it return self.device
 		"""
-		if "type" not in self.info:
-			raise DiskError(f'Could not locate backplane info for "{self.path}"')
-
 		if self.info['type'] == 'loop':
 			for drive in json.loads(SysCommand(['losetup', '--json']).decode('UTF_8'))['loopdevices']:
 				if not drive['name'] == self.path:
 					continue
 
 				return drive['back-file']
-		elif self.info['type'] == 'disk':
+		else:
+			return self.device
+
+	@property
+	def device(self):
+		"""
+		Returns the device file of the BlockDevice.
+		If it's a loop-back-device it returns the /dev/X device,
+		If it's a ATA-drive it returns the /dev/X device
+		And if it's a crypto-device it returns the parent device
+		"""
+		if "type" not in self.info:
+			raise DiskError(f'Could not locate backplane info for "{self.path}"')
+
+		if self.info['type'] in ['disk','loop']:
 			return self.path
 		elif self.info['type'][:4] == 'raid':
 			# This should catch /dev/md## raid devices