linux-kernel - Re: Linux 3.1-rc1 (nfs/pnfs and drivers/md)

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Date:	Wed, 10 Aug 2011 17:58:29 -0700
From:	Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...otime.net>
To:	Peng Tao <bergwolf@...il.com>
Cc:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Trond Myklebust <Trond.Myklebust@...app.com>,
	linux-raid@...r.kernel.org,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-nfs@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Linux 3.1-rc1 (nfs/pnfs and drivers/md)

On Thu, 11 Aug 2011 08:35:50 +0800 Peng Tao wrote:

> On Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 3:23 AM, Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...otime.net> wrote:
> > When CONFIG_BLOCK is not enabled (x86_64):
> >
> > warning: (NFS_V4_1) selects MD which has unmet direct dependencies (BLOCK)

> MD depends on BLOCK but when MD is selected, it will not select BLOCK.
> Selecting BLOCK at NFS_V4_1 can solve this but it's like resolving
> dependency from top down.
> 
> Is MD designed to not be selected from the first place? If not, can we
> change it to selecting BLOCK?

Hopefully MD will not select BLOCK.

The blocklayout parts of NVS_V4_1 could depend on BLOCK.  or all of NVS_V4_1
can depend on BLOCK.

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~Randy
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