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Date:	Wed, 10 Aug 2011 23:26:47 -0400
From:	<tao.peng@....com>
To:	<torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>, <rdunlap@...otime.net>
CC:	<bergwolf@...il.com>, <Trond.Myklebust@...app.com>,
	<linux-raid@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	<linux-nfs@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: Linux 3.1-rc1 (nfs/pnfs and drivers/md)

Hi, Randy and Linus

> -----Original Message-----
> From: linux-nfs-owner@...r.kernel.org [mailto:linux-nfs-owner@...r.kernel.org]
> On Behalf Of Linus Torvalds
> Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2011 9:10 AM
> To: Randy Dunlap
> Cc: Peng Tao; Trond Myklebust; linux-raid@...r.kernel.org; Linux Kernel Mailing List;
> linux-nfs@...r.kernel.org
> Subject: Re: Linux 3.1-rc1 (nfs/pnfs and drivers/md)
> 
> On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 5:58 PM, Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...otime.net> wrote:
> >
> > The blocklayout parts of NVS_V4_1 could depend on BLOCK.  or all of NVS_V4_1
> > can depend on BLOCK.
> 
> Absolutely. Replace "could" by "should".
> 
> There's no way I'll take a patch to make NFS "select BLOCK". If the
> block layer isn't enabled, then NFS obviously shouldn't be doing any
> pnfs stuff.
I see. How about the following patch? We used to do like following for PNFS_BLOCK but it was changed during code review.


>From 833b59c1d24b43a9a4d47f777abab2cd9d041c68 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Peng Tao <bergwolf@...il.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2011 18:29:21 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] NFS41: make PNFS_BLOCK selectable

PNFS_BLOCK needs BLK_DEV_DM/MD, which is not a dependency for other
pnfs layout drivers. Seperate it out so others can still build when
BLK_DEV_DM/MD is not enabled.

Also change select to depends on to avoid build failures.

Reported-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...otime.net>
Signed-off-by: Peng Tao <peng_tao@....com>
---
 fs/nfs/Kconfig |   14 +++++++++-----
 1 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/nfs/Kconfig b/fs/nfs/Kconfig
index be02077..0d30613 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/nfs/Kconfig
@@ -79,12 +79,9 @@ config NFS_V4_1
 	depends on NFS_FS && NFS_V4 && EXPERIMENTAL
 	select SUNRPC_BACKCHANNEL
 	select PNFS_FILE_LAYOUT
-	select PNFS_BLOCK
-	select MD
-	select BLK_DEV_DM
 	help
 	  This option enables support for minor version 1 of the NFSv4 protocol
-	  (RFC 5661 and RFC 5663) in the kernel's NFS client.
+	  (RFC 5661) in the kernel's NFS client.
 
 	  If unsure, say N.
 
@@ -92,7 +89,14 @@ config PNFS_FILE_LAYOUT
 	tristate
 
 config PNFS_BLOCK
-	tristate
+	tristate "Provide support for the pNFS Block Layout Driver for NFSv4.1 pNFS (EXPERIMENTAL)"
+	depends on NFS_FS && NFS_V4_1 && BLK_DEV_DM
+	help
+	  Say M here if you want your pNFS client to support the Block Layout Driver
+	  (RFC 5663). Requires Multiple devices driver support (DM) and Device mapper
+	  support (BLK_DEV_DM).
+
+	  If unsure, say N.
 
 config PNFS_OBJLAYOUT
 	tristate "Provide support for the pNFS Objects Layout Driver for NFSv4.1 pNFS (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-- 
1.7.4.2



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