linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/2] null

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Date:   Fri, 06 Jul 2018 13:45:18 -0400
From:   Laurence Oberman <loberman@...hat.com>
To:     Matias Bjørling <mb@...htnvm.io>, axboe@...com
Cc:     linux-block@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        bart.vanassche@....com, damien.lemoal@....com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] null_blk: zone support

On Fri, 2018-07-06 at 19:38 +0200, Matias Bjørling wrote:
> This series adds support for exposing a zone block device using the
> null_blk device driver.
> 
> The first patch moves core null_blk data structures to a shared
> header
> file. The second implements the actual zone support. The patchset
> adds
> two new options. One to enable the zone interface, and another to
> define the size of the zones to expose.
> 
> Thanks,
> Matias
> 
> Matias Bjørling (2):
>   null_blk: move shared definitions to header file
>   null_blk: add zone support
> 
>  Documentation/block/null_blk.txt |   7 ++
>  drivers/block/Makefile           |   5 +-
>  drivers/block/null_blk.c         | 124 ++++++++++++-----------------
> ---
>  drivers/block/null_blk.h         | 108 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  drivers/block/null_blk_zoned.c   | 149
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  5 files changed, 315 insertions(+), 78 deletions(-)
>  create mode 100644 drivers/block/null_blk.h
>  create mode 100644 drivers/block/null_blk_zoned.c
> 

Thank you for this will be very useful.
I will test it to add value.
I dont know the code well enough to review it
Regards
Laurence