From: Christoph Hellwig <hch@infradead.org>
To: Ram Muthiah <rammuthiah@google.com>
Cc: Christoph Hellwig <hch@infradead.org>,
Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>,
linux-block@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
kernel-team@android.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Inline contents of BLK_MQ_VIRTIO config
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2020 03:31:39 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20200319103139.GA30601@infradead.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CA+CXyWsw1VGMvETx8Qb=x7PjTsRR5XATbnHkfht1jij54SO75A@mail.gmail.com>
On Fri, Mar 13, 2020 at 01:50:01PM -0700, Ram Muthiah wrote:
> The config here, blk_mq_virtio, is needed for virtio-blk but it is
> binary. blk-mq-virtio cannot be built into this generic kernel in the
> interest of keeping all virtio related configs as modules. (This
> compromise is needed to enable all physical devices to run this
> generic kernel.)
But that is your personal problem and doesn't otherwise matter. Stop
having stupid policies based on stupid promises and your will be much
easier.
> To fix this problem,
It is not in any meaningful way a problem. Stop creating problems where
none actually exist.
prev parent reply other threads:[~2020-03-19 10:31 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2020-03-11 23:56 [PATCH] Inline contents of BLK_MQ_VIRTIO config Ram Muthiah
2020-03-12 8:24 ` Christoph Hellwig
2020-03-13 20:50 ` Ram Muthiah
2020-03-19 10:31 ` Christoph Hellwig [this message]
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