linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] ublk: don't suggest CONFIG_BLK_DEV

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Message-ID: <Z_8DLhbp3GBQGI5t@fedora>
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2025 09:09:02 +0800
From: Ming Lei <ming.lei@...hat.com>
To: Caleb Sander Mateos <csander@...estorage.com>
Cc: Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>, Uday Shankar <ushankar@...estorage.com>,
	linux-block@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ublk: don't suggest CONFIG_BLK_DEV_UBLK=Y

On Tue, Apr 15, 2025 at 06:41:10PM -0600, Caleb Sander Mateos wrote:
> The CONFIG_BLK_DEV_UBLK help text suggests setting the config option to
> Y so task_work_add() can be used to dispatch I/O, improving performance.
> However, this mechanism was removed in commit 29dc5d06613f2 ("ublk: kill
> queuing request by task_work_add"). So remove this paragraph from the
> config help text.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Caleb Sander Mateos <csander@...estorage.com>

Reviewed-by: Ming Lei <ming.lei@...hat.com>

Thanks,
Ming