On Wed, 10 Aug 2011 23:26:47 -0400 tao.peng [at] emc.com wrote:
> Hi, Randy and Linus
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: linux-nfs-owner [at] vger.kernel.org [mailto:linux-nfs-owner [at] vger.=
kernel.org]
> > On Behalf Of Linus Torvalds
> > Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2011 9:10 AM
> > To: Randy Dunlap
> > Cc: Peng Tao; Trond Myklebust; linux-raid [at] vger.kernel.org; Linux Ke=
rnel Mailing List;
> > linux-nfs [at] vger.kernel.org
> > Subject: Re: Linux 3.1-rc1 (nfs/pnfs and drivers/md)
> >
> > On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 5:58 PM, Randy Dunlap <rdunlap [at] xenotime.net=
> wrote:
> > >
> > > The blocklayout parts of NVS_V4_1 could depend on BLOCK. =A0or al=
l of NVS_V4_1
> > > can depend on BLOCK.
> >
> > Absolutely. Replace "could" by "should".
> >
> > There's no way I'll take a patch to make NFS "select BLOCK". If the
> > block layer isn't enabled, then NFS obviously shouldn't be doing an=
y
> > pnfs stuff.
> I see. How about the following patch? We used to do like following fo=
r PNFS_BLOCK but it was changed during code review.
Yes, that builds cleanly for me. Thanks.
Acked-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap [at] xenotime.net>
> From 833b59c1d24b43a9a4d47f777abab2cd9d041c68 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 200=
1
> From: Peng Tao <bergwolf [at] gmail.com>
> Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2011 18:29:21 -0400
> Subject: [PATCH] NFS41: make PNFS_BLOCK selectable
>
> PNFS_BLOCK needs BLK_DEV_DM/MD, which is not a dependency for other
> pnfs layout drivers. Seperate it out so others can still build when
> BLK_DEV_DM/MD is not enabled.
>
> Also change select to depends on to avoid build failures.
>
> Reported-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap [at] xenotime.net>
> Signed-off-by: Peng Tao <peng_tao [at] emc.com>
> ---
> fs/nfs/Kconfig | 14 +++++++++-----
> 1 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/fs/nfs/Kconfig b/fs/nfs/Kconfig
> index be02077..0d30613 100644
> --- a/fs/nfs/Kconfig
> +++ b/fs/nfs/Kconfig
> [at] [at] -79,12 +79,9 [at] [at] config NFS_V4_1
> depends on NFS_FS && NFS_V4 && EXPERIMENTAL
> select SUNRPC_BACKCHANNEL
> select PNFS_FILE_LAYOUT
> - select PNFS_BLOCK
> - select MD
> - select BLK_DEV_DM
> help
> This option enables support for minor version 1 of the NFSv4 prot=
ocol
> - (RFC 5661 and RFC 5663) in the kernel's NFS client.
> + (RFC 5661) in the kernel's NFS client.
>
> If unsure, say N.
>
> [at] [at] -92,7 +89,14 [at] [at] config PNFS_FILE_LAYOUT
> tristate
>
> config PNFS_BLOCK
> - tristate
> + tristate "Provide support for the pNFS Block Layout Driver for NFSv=
4.1 pNFS (EXPERIMENTAL)"
> + depends on NFS_FS && NFS_V4_1 && BLK_DEV_DM
> + help
> + Say M here if you want your pNFS client to support the Block Layo=
ut Driver
> + (RFC 5663). Requires Multiple devices driver support (DM) and Dev=
ice mapper
> + support (BLK_DEV_DM).
> +
> + If unsure, say N.
>
> config PNFS_OBJLAYOUT
> tristate "Provide support for the pNFS Objects Layout Driver for NF=
Sv4.1 pNFS (EXPERIMENTAL)"
> --
> 1.7.4.2
>
>
>
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