linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH blktests v1] nvmeof-mp: Remove nvmeof-mp tests

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Date:   Tue, 6 Jun 2023 10:44:59 -0700
From:   Bart Van Assche <bvanassche@....org>
To:     Daniel Wagner <dwagner@...e.de>, linux-nvme@...ts.infradead.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-block@...r.kernel.org,
        Chaitanya Kulkarni <kch@...dia.com>,
        Shin'ichiro Kawasaki <shinichiro@...tmail.com>,
        Hannes Reinecke <hare@...e.de>,
        John Meneghini <jmeneghi@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH blktests v1] nvmeof-mp: Remove nvmeof-mp tests

On 6/6/23 00:54, Daniel Wagner wrote:
> The nvmeof-mp are designed to test a NVMe multipathing setup using
> dm_multipath, which was a configuration RHEL shipped. In the meantime,
> RHEL switched also to NVMe native multipathing which is tested with the
> nvme tests.
> 
> The nvme tests cover all the use cases which are testes by nvmeof-mp
> including the transport failure, see nvme/040.
> 
> During LSFMM 2023 conference it was decided it is better to drop these
> tests and reduce the maintenance burden on blktests.
> 
> Cc: John Meneghini <jmeneghi@...hat.com>
> Signed-off-by: Daniel Wagner <dwagner@...e.de>

How about Cc-ing the person that wrote the code when removing code? 
Anyway, this patch looks good to me.

Bart.