Re: [RFC PATCH] ubd: add io_uring based userspace block driver

[Gabriel Krisman Bertazi]

Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> On 5/9/22 02:23, Ming Lei wrote:
>> diff --git a/drivers/block/Kconfig b/drivers/block/Kconfig
>> index fdb81f2794cd..3893ccd82e8a 100644
>> --- a/drivers/block/Kconfig
>> +++ b/drivers/block/Kconfig
>> @@ -408,6 +408,13 @@ config BLK_DEV_RBD
>>  
>>  	  If unsure, say N.
>>  
>> +config BLK_DEV_USER_BLK_DRV
>> +	bool "Userspace block driver"
>> +	select IO_URING
>> +	default y
>
> Any "default y" driver is highly questionable and needs to be justified.
>
> Also: why is it bool instead of tristate?

I think it's only bool because it depends on task_work_add, which is not exported to
modules.  It is something to be fixed for sure, can that function just be exported?

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Gabriel Krisman Bertazi