From 2a13877c5ef3207a2a5c56250742e60808677f90 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jeff Garzik Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2009 07:50:45 -0400 Subject: osdblk: a Linux block device for OSD objects Submitted driver exports a block device of the form /dev/osdblkX, where X is a decimal number. It does that by mounting a stacking block device on top of an osd object. For example, if you create a 2G object on an OSD device, you can then use this module to present that 2G object as a Linux block device. See inside patch for exact documentation. [Sitting at linux-next helped fix proper Kconfig dependency for this driver, thanks to Randy Dunlap] Signed-off-by: Jeff Garzik Signed-off-by: Boaz Harrosh --- drivers/block/Kconfig | 16 ++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+) (limited to 'drivers/block/Kconfig') diff --git a/drivers/block/Kconfig b/drivers/block/Kconfig index bb72ada9f074..1d886e079c58 100644 --- a/drivers/block/Kconfig +++ b/drivers/block/Kconfig @@ -298,6 +298,22 @@ config BLK_DEV_NBD If unsure, say N. +config BLK_DEV_OSD + tristate "OSD object-as-blkdev support" + depends on SCSI_OSD_ULD + ---help--- + Saying Y or M here will allow the exporting of a single SCSI + OSD (object-based storage) object as a Linux block device. + + For example, if you create a 2G object on an OSD device, + you can then use this module to present that 2G object as + a Linux block device. + + To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the + module will be called osdblk. + + If unsure, say N. + config BLK_DEV_SX8 tristate "Promise SATA SX8 support" depends on PCI -- cgit v1.2.3