linux-kernel - [PATCH 4/9] rnull: move driver to separate directory

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Message-Id: <20250616-rnull-up-v6-16-v1-4-a4168b8e76b2@kernel.org>
Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2025 15:23:54 +0200
From: Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@...nel.org>
To: Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@...il.com>, Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@...nel.org>, 
 Alex Gaynor <alex.gaynor@...il.com>, Gary Guo <gary@...yguo.net>, 
 Björn Roy Baron <bjorn3_gh@...tonmail.com>, 
 Benno Lossin <lossin@...nel.org>, Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@...gle.com>, 
 Trevor Gross <tmgross@...ch.edu>, Danilo Krummrich <dakr@...nel.org>, 
 Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
Cc: linux-block@...r.kernel.org, rust-for-linux@...r.kernel.org, 
 linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@...nel.org>
Subject: [PATCH 4/9] rnull: move driver to separate directory

The rust null block driver is about to gain some additional modules. Rather
than pollute the current directory, move the driver to a subdirectory.

Signed-off-by: Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@...nel.org>
---
 MAINTAINERS                        |  2 +-
 drivers/block/Kconfig              | 10 +---------
 drivers/block/Makefile             |  4 +---
 drivers/block/rnull/Kconfig        | 13 +++++++++++++
 drivers/block/rnull/Makefile       |  3 +++
 drivers/block/{ => rnull}/rnull.rs |  0
 6 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 0c1d245bf7b8..29b14aec3559 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -4246,7 +4246,7 @@ W:	https://rust-for-linux.com
 B:	https://github.com/Rust-for-Linux/linux/issues
 C:	https://rust-for-linux.zulipchat.com/#narrow/stream/Block
 T:	git https://github.com/Rust-for-Linux/linux.git rust-block-next
-F:	drivers/block/rnull.rs
+F:	drivers/block/rnull/
 F:	rust/kernel/block.rs
 F:	rust/kernel/block/
 
diff --git a/drivers/block/Kconfig b/drivers/block/Kconfig
index 0f70e2374e7f..6b50dbc0495b 100644
--- a/drivers/block/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/block/Kconfig
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ menuconfig BLK_DEV
 if BLK_DEV
 
 source "drivers/block/null_blk/Kconfig"
+source "drivers/block/rnull/Kconfig"
 
 config BLK_DEV_FD
 	tristate "Normal floppy disk support"
@@ -354,15 +355,6 @@ config VIRTIO_BLK
 	  This is the virtual block driver for virtio.  It can be used with
           QEMU based VMMs (like KVM or Xen).  Say Y or M.
 
-config BLK_DEV_RUST_NULL
-	tristate "Rust null block driver (Experimental)"
-	depends on RUST
-	help
-	  This is the Rust implementation of the null block driver. For now it
-	  is only a minimal stub.
-
-	  If unsure, say N.
-
 config BLK_DEV_RBD
 	tristate "Rados block device (RBD)"
 	depends on INET && BLOCK
diff --git a/drivers/block/Makefile b/drivers/block/Makefile
index 097707aca725..aba3e93d5014 100644
--- a/drivers/block/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/block/Makefile
@@ -9,9 +9,6 @@
 # needed for trace events
 ccflags-y				+= -I$(src)
 
-obj-$(CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RUST_NULL) += rnull_mod.o
-rnull_mod-y := rnull.o
-
 obj-$(CONFIG_MAC_FLOPPY)	+= swim3.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SWIM)	+= swim_mod.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_BLK_DEV_FD)	+= floppy.o
@@ -39,6 +36,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_ZRAM) += zram/
 obj-$(CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RNBD)	+= rnbd/
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_BLK_DEV_NULL_BLK)	+= null_blk/
+obj-$(CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RUST_NULL) += rnull/
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_BLK_DEV_UBLK)			+= ublk_drv.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_BLK_DEV_ZONED_LOOP) += zloop.o
diff --git a/drivers/block/rnull/Kconfig b/drivers/block/rnull/Kconfig
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6dc5aff96bf4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/block/rnull/Kconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+#
+# Rust null block device driver configuration
+
+config BLK_DEV_RUST_NULL
+	tristate "Rust null block driver (Experimental)"
+	depends on RUST
+	help
+	  This is the Rust implementation of the null block driver. Like
+	  the C version, the driver allows the user to create virutal block
+	  devices that can be configured via various configuration options.
+
+	  If unsure, say N.
diff --git a/drivers/block/rnull/Makefile b/drivers/block/rnull/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..11cfa5e615dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/block/rnull/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+
+obj-$(CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RUST_NULL) += rnull_mod.o
+rnull_mod-y := rnull.o
diff --git a/drivers/block/rnull.rs b/drivers/block/rnull/rnull.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/block/rnull.rs
rename to drivers/block/rnull/rnull.rs

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