Messages in this thread | ![/](/images/icornerl.gif) | | Subject | Re: [PATCH 0/1] block io layer filters api | From | Jens Axboe <> | Date | Fri, 28 Aug 2020 07:54:35 -0600 |
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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
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