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

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Message-ID: <6E21E5352C11B742B20C142EB499E0481B6FE61C@TK5EX14MBXC122.redmond.corp.microsoft.com>
Date:	Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:24:03 +0000
From:	KY Srinivasan <kys@...rosoft.com>
To:	Rolf Eike Beer <eike-kernel@...tec.de>
CC:	"gregkh@...e.de" <gregkh@...e.de>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"devel@...uxdriverproject.org" <devel@...uxdriverproject.org>,
	"virtualization@...ts.osdl.org" <virtualization@...ts.osdl.org>,
	"ohering@...e.com" <ohering@...e.com>,
	"jbottomley@...allels.com" <jbottomley@...allels.com>,
	"hch@...radead.org" <hch@...radead.org>,
	"linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org" <linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH 1/1] Staging: hv: storvsc: Move the storage driver out
 of the staging area



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rolf Eike Beer [mailto:eike-kernel@...tec.de]
> Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2012 12:17 PM
> To: KY Srinivasan
> 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:

After I moved the file to the scsi directory, in my haste I forgot to git add
the file. Sorry for the confusion; I will send out the corrected patches soon.

Regards,

K. Y


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