linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 16/17] block, blksnap: Kconfig and Makefile

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Message-ID: <683e5c40-3e61-e1f0-3a7a-890993ec1dd5@infradead.org>
Date:   Wed, 2 Nov 2022 14:48:43 -0700
From:   Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
To:     Sergei Shtepa <sergei.shtepa@...am.com>, axboe@...nel.dk,
        linux-block@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        hch@...radead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 16/17] block, blksnap: Kconfig and Makefile

Hi--

On 11/2/22 08:51, Sergei Shtepa wrote:
> Allows to build a module.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Sergei Shtepa <sergei.shtepa@...am.com>
> ---
>  drivers/block/blksnap/Kconfig  | 12 ++++++++++++
>  drivers/block/blksnap/Makefile | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
>  2 files changed, 30 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100644 drivers/block/blksnap/Kconfig
>  create mode 100644 drivers/block/blksnap/Makefile
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/block/blksnap/Kconfig b/drivers/block/blksnap/Kconfig
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..3a6ecb5fc13d
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/drivers/block/blksnap/Kconfig
> @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
> +# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
> +#
> +# Block device snapshot module configuration
> +#
> +
> +config BLK_SNAP
> +	tristate "Module for snapshots of block devices."
> +	help
> +	  Allow to create snapshots and track block changes for block devices.
> +	  Designed for creating backups for a simple block devices. Snapshots

	  Drop     the                     "a".

> +	  are temporary and are released then backup is completed. Change block
> +	  tracking allows to create incremental or differential backups.


-- 
~Randy