linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/4] nvme-multipath: add the NVME_MULTIPATH

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Message-ID: <20250305143353.GB18526@lst.de>
Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2025 15:33:53 +0100
From: Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
To: John Meneghini <jmeneghi@...hat.com>
Cc: kbusch@...nel.org, hch@....de, sagi@...mberg.me, loberman@...hat.com,
	linux-nvme@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	emilne@...hat.com, bgurney@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/4] nvme-multipath: add the NVME_MULTIPATH_PARAM
 config option

On Thu, Feb 27, 2025 at 10:25:39PM -0500, John Meneghini wrote:
> The NVME_MULTIPATH_PARAM option controls the core.nvme_multipath module
> parameter. When NVME_MULTIPATH_PARAM=n the multipath parameter is removed
> and core nvme multipathing is enabled. When NVME_MULTIPATH_PARAM=y
> the multipath parameter is added and multipath support becomes
> configurable with the core.nvme_multipath parameter.

What's the point of adding yet another confusing option?