linux-kernel - [PATCH 1/4] nvme-multipath: change the NVME

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Message-ID: <20250228032541.369804-2-jmeneghi@redhat.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2025 22:25:38 -0500
From: John Meneghini <jmeneghi@...hat.com>
To: kbusch@...nel.org,
	hch@....de,
	sagi@...mberg.me
Cc: loberman@...hat.com,
	linux-nvme@...ts.infradead.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	emilne@...hat.com,
	jmeneghi@...hat.com,
	bgurney@...hat.com
Subject: [PATCH 1/4] nvme-multipath: change the NVME_MULTIPATH config option

Fix up the NVME_MULTIPATH config description so that
it accurately describes what it does.

Signed-off-by: John Meneghini <jmeneghi@...hat.com>
---
 drivers/nvme/host/Kconfig | 13 +++++++++----
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/Kconfig b/drivers/nvme/host/Kconfig
index 486afe598184..91b0346ce65a 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/Kconfig
@@ -18,10 +18,15 @@ config NVME_MULTIPATH
 	bool "NVMe multipath support"
 	depends on NVME_CORE
 	help
-	   This option enables support for multipath access to NVMe
-	   subsystems.  If this option is enabled only a single
-	   /dev/nvmeXnY device will show up for each NVMe namespace,
-	   even if it is accessible through multiple controllers.
+	  This option controls support for multipath access to NVMe
+	  subsystems. If this option is enabled support for NVMe multipath
+	  access is included in the kernel. If this option is disabled support
+	  for NVMe multipath access is excluded from the kernel. When this
+	  option is disabled each controller/namespace receives its
+	  own /dev/nvmeXnY device entry and NVMe multipath access is
+	  not supported.
+
+	  If unsure, say Y.
 
 config NVME_VERBOSE_ERRORS
 	bool "NVMe verbose error reporting"
-- 
2.48.1