linux-kernel - Re: [resend PATCH v2 11/33] dm: add dax_device and dax

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Date:   Fri, 28 Jul 2017 13:48:30 -0400
From:   Mike Snitzer <snitzer@...hat.com>
To:     Bart Van Assche <Bart.VanAssche@....com>
Cc:     "dan.j.williams@...el.com" <dan.j.williams@...el.com>,
        "linux-nvdimm@...ts.01.org" <linux-nvdimm@...ts.01.org>,
        "dm-devel@...hat.com" <dm-devel@...hat.com>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "toshi.kani@....com" <toshi.kani@....com>,
        "linux-block@...r.kernel.org" <linux-block@...r.kernel.org>,
        "hch@....de" <hch@....de>,
        "linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [resend PATCH v2 11/33] dm: add dax_device and dax_operations
 support

On Fri, Jul 28 2017 at 12:17pm -0400,
Bart Van Assche <Bart.VanAssche@....com> wrote:

> On Mon, 2017-04-17 at 12:09 -0700, Dan Williams wrote:
> > diff --git a/drivers/md/Kconfig b/drivers/md/Kconfig
> > index b7767da50c26..1de8372d9459 100644
> > --- a/drivers/md/Kconfig
> > +++ b/drivers/md/Kconfig
> > @@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ config BLK_DEV_DM_BUILTIN
> >  config BLK_DEV_DM
> >  	tristate "Device mapper support"
> >  	select BLK_DEV_DM_BUILTIN
> > +	select DAX
> >  	---help---
> >  	  Device-mapper is a low level volume manager.  It works by allowing
> >  	  people to specify mappings for ranges of logical sectors.  Various
> 
> (replying to an e-mail of three months ago)
> 
> Hello Dan,
> 
> While building a v4.12 kernel I noticed that enabling device mapper support
> now unconditionally enables DAX. I think there are plenty of systems that use
> dm but do not need DAX. Have you considered to rework this such that instead
> of dm selecting DAX that DAX support is only enabled in dm if CONFIG_DAX is
> enabled?

I haven't but patches to do so would be welcomed.

Mike