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Date:   Mon, 12 Jun 2023 16:43:09 -0700
From:   Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
To:     Sergei Shtepa <sergei.shtepa@...am.com>, axboe@...nel.dk,
        hch@...radead.org, corbet@....net, snitzer@...nel.org
Cc:     viro@...iv.linux.org.uk, brauner@...nel.org, willy@...radead.org,
        dlemoal@...nel.org, wsa@...nel.org,
        heikki.krogerus@...ux.intel.com, ming.lei@...hat.com,
        gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, linux-block@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 11/11] blksnap: Kconfig and Makefile



On 6/9/23 04:58, Sergei Shtepa wrote:
> diff --git a/drivers/block/blksnap/Kconfig b/drivers/block/blksnap/Kconfig
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..14081359847b
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/drivers/block/blksnap/Kconfig
> @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
> +# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
> +#
> +# Block device snapshot module configuration
> +#
> +
> +config BLKSNAP
> +	tristate "Block Devices Snapshots Module (blksnap)"
> +	help
> +	  Allow to create snapshots and track block changes for block devices.
> +	  Designed for creating backups for simple block devices. Snapshots are
> +	  temporary and are released then backup is completed. Change block

	                             when backup is completed.

or is the order of operations as listed: release snapshots and then backup
can be completed?

> +	  tracking allows to create incremental or differential backups.

-- 
~Randy