Re: [PATCH RFC -next 0/7] blk-iocost: support to build iocost as kernel module

From: Greg KH
Date: Thu Jun 13 2024 - 01:54:15 EST


On Thu, Jun 13, 2024 at 09:49:30AM +0800, Yu Kuai wrote:
> From: Yu Kuai <yukuai3@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Yu Kuai (7):
> kernfs: export pr_cont_kernfs_path()
> cgroup: export cgroup_parse_float
> block: export some API
> blk-iocost: factor out helpers to handle params from ioc_qos_write()
> blk-iocost: parse params before initializing iocost
> blk-iocost: support to free iocost
> blk-iocost: support to build iocost as kernel module

No where do you say _why_ building this as a module is a good idea.

Why do this at all?

thanks,

greg k-h