From: Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>
To: Sergei Shtepa <sergei.shtepa@veeam.com>,
masahiroy@kernel.org, michal.lkml@markovi.net, koct9i@gmail.com,
jack@suse.cz, damien.lemoal@wdc.com, ming.lei@redhat.com,
steve@sk2.org, linux-kbuild@vger.kernel.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-block@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/1] block io layer filters api
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2020 07:54:35 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <7a517822-6be2-7d0d-fae3-31472c85f543@kernel.dk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1598555619-14792-1-git-send-email-sergei.shtepa@veeam.com>
On 8/27/20 1:13 PM, Sergei Shtepa wrote:
> Hello everyone! Requesting for your comments and suggestions.
>
> We propose new kernel API that should be beneficial for out-of-tree
> kernel modules of multiple backup vendors: block layer filter API.
That's just a non-starter, I'm afraid. We generally don't carry
infrastructure in the kernel for out-of-tree modules, that includes
even exports of existing code.
If there's a strong use case *in* the kernel, then such functionality
could be entertained.
--
Jens Axboe
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2020-08-28 13:54 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2020-08-27 19:13 Sergei Shtepa
2020-08-27 19:13 ` [PATCH 1/1] " Sergei Shtepa
2020-08-28 7:24 ` [PATCH 0/1] " Damien Le Moal
2020-08-28 13:54 ` Jens Axboe [this message]
2020-09-01 13:29 ` Sergei Shtepa
2020-09-01 14:49 ` Jens Axboe
2020-09-01 16:35 ` Sergei Shtepa
2020-09-01 15:34 ` Bart Van Assche
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