Re: [PATCH 0/2] null_blk: zone support

From: Laurence Oberman
Date: Fri Jul 06 2018 - 13:45:26 EST


On Fri, 2018-07-06 at 19:38 +0200, Matias BjÃrling wrote:
> This series adds support for exposing a zone block device using the
> null_blk device driver.
>
> The first patch moves core null_blk data structures to a shared
> header
> file. The second implements the actual zone support. The patchset
> adds
> two new options. One to enable the zone interface, and another to
> define the size of the zones to expose.
>
> Thanks,
> Matias
>
> Matias BjÃrling (2):
> Â null_blk: move shared definitions to header file
> Â null_blk: add zone support
>
> ÂDocumentation/block/null_blk.txt |ÂÂÂ7 ++
> Âdrivers/block/MakefileÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ|ÂÂÂ5 +-
> Âdrivers/block/null_blk.cÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ| 124 ++++++++++++-----------------
> ---
> Âdrivers/block/null_blk.hÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ| 108 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> Âdrivers/block/null_blk_zoned.cÂÂÂ| 149
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> Â5 files changed, 315 insertions(+), 78 deletions(-)
> Âcreate mode 100644 drivers/block/null_blk.h
> Âcreate mode 100644 drivers/block/null_blk_zoned.c
>

Thank you for this will be very useful.
I will test it to add value.
I dont know the code well enough to review it
Regards
Laurence