Re: [PATCH 1/2] Block layer filter - second version

[Randy Dunlap]

On 10/21/20 2:04 AM, Sergei Shtepa wrote:
> diff --git a/block/Kconfig b/block/Kconfig
> index bbad5e8bbffe..a308801b4376 100644
> --- a/block/Kconfig
> +++ b/block/Kconfig
> @@ -204,6 +204,17 @@ config BLK_INLINE_ENCRYPTION_FALLBACK
>  	  by falling back to the kernel crypto API when inline
>  	  encryption hardware is not present.
>  
> +config BLK_FILTER
> +	bool "Enable support for block layer filters"
> +	default y

Drop the default y. We don't add modules to a default build without
some tough justification.

> +	depends on MODULES
> +	help
> +	  Enabling this lets third-party kernel modules intercept

	                lets loadable kernel modules intercept

> +	  bio requests for any block device. This allows them to implement
> +	  changed block tracking and snapshots without any reconfiguration of
> +	  the existing setup. For example, this option allows snapshotting of
> +	  a block device without adding it to LVM.


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~Randy