linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/1] Staging: hv: storvsc: Move the storage driver out of the staging area

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Date:	Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:17:02 +0100
From:	Rolf Eike Beer <eike-kernel@...tec.de>
To:	"K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@...rosoft.com>
Cc:	gregkh@...e.de, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	devel@...uxdriverproject.org, virtualization@...ts.osdl.org,
	ohering@...e.com, jbottomley@...allels.com, hch@...radead.org,
	linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] Staging: hv: storvsc: Move the storage driver out of the staging area

Am Mittwoch 25 Januar 2012, 10:29:47 schrieb K. Y. Srinivasan:
> The storage driver (storvsc_drv.c) handles all block storage devices
> assigned to Linux guests hosted on Hyper-V. This driver has been in the
> staging tree for a while and this patch moves it out of the staging area.
> 
> This patch is based on the storvsc patches that are already on Greg's queue
> for the staging tree. This patch-set addressed Christoph's review comments.
> If need be, I can re-send this patch-set in Greg's queue
> or I can  send the fully patched storvsc_drv.c.
> 
> Signed-off-by: K. Y. Srinivasan <kys@...rosoft.com>
> ---
>  drivers/scsi/Kconfig                       |    7 +++++++
>  drivers/scsi/Makefile                      |    3 +++
>  drivers/{staging/hv => scsi}/storvsc_drv.c |    0
>  3 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
>  rename drivers/{staging/hv => scsi}/storvsc_drv.c (100%)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/scsi/Kconfig b/drivers/scsi/Kconfig
> index 16570aa..d3d18e8 100644
> --- a/drivers/scsi/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/scsi/Kconfig
> @@ -662,6 +662,13 @@ config VMWARE_PVSCSI
>  	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
>  	  module will be called vmw_pvscsi.
> 
> +config HYPERV_STORAGE
> +	tristate "Microsoft Hyper-V virtual storage driver"
> +	depends on SCSI && HYPERV
> +	default HYPERV
> +	help
> +	  Select this option to enable the Hyper-V virtual storage driver.
> +
>  config LIBFC
>  	tristate "LibFC module"
>  	select SCSI_FC_ATTRS
> diff --git a/drivers/scsi/Makefile b/drivers/scsi/Makefile
> index 2b88749..e4c1a69 100644

I still miss a "this driver will be called ..." message here, as it is used 
e.g. by the entry before:

>  	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
>  	  module will be called vmw_pvscsi.

Eike
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