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From: John Garry <john.garry@linux.dev>
To: Hannes Reinecke <hare@suse.de>,
	John Garry <john.g.garry@oracle.com>,
	martin.petersen@oracle.com,
	james.bottomley@hansenpartnership.com, hare@suse.com
Cc: jmeneghi@redhat.com, linux-nvme@lists.infradead.org,
	linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org, michael.christie@oracle.com,
	snitzer@kernel.org, bmarzins@redhat.com,
	dm-devel@lists.linux.dev, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	nilay@linux.ibm.com, hch@lst.de, kbusch@kernel.org,
	sagi@grimberg.me
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 01/28] libmultipath: Add initial framework
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <a762baf6-3e0c-44f4-9e3f-d7e9e85206bd@linux.dev> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <ba62d294-6954-44d3-af79-6c7da33a5ccd@suse.de>

>> new file mode 100644
>> index 0000000000000..e98b4b241020a
>> --- /dev/null
>> +++ b/include/linux/multipath.h
>> @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
> 
> Please add an SPDX tag.

OK, will add

> And possibly a copyright.

I think that just the c file is fine.

> 
>> +
>> +#ifndef _LIBMULTIPATH_H
>> +#define _LIBMULTIPATH_H
>> +
>> +#include <linux/blkdev.h>
>> +#include <linux/srcu.h>
>> +
>> +struct mpath_device {
>> +    struct list_head    siblings;
>> +    struct gendisk        *disk;
>> +};
>> +
>> +struct mpath_head {
>> +    struct srcu_struct    srcu;
>> +    struct list_head    dev_list;    /* list of all mpath_devs */
>> +    struct mutex        lock;
>> +
>> +    refcount_t        refcount;
>> +
>> +    struct mpath_device __rcu         *current_path[MAX_NUMNODES];
>> +};
>> +
>> +int mpath_get_head(struct mpath_head *mpath_head);
>> +void mpath_put_head(struct mpath_head *mpath_head);
>> +int mpath_head_init(struct mpath_head *mpath_head);
>> +void mpath_head_uninit(struct mpath_head *mpath_head);
>> +
>> +#endif // _LIBMULTIPATH_H
>> diff --git a/lib/Kconfig b/lib/Kconfig
>> index 55748b68714e0..d0258bef374a1 100644
>> --- a/lib/Kconfig
>> +++ b/lib/Kconfig
>> @@ -636,3 +636,9 @@ config UNION_FIND
>>   config MIN_HEAP
>>       bool
>> +
>> +config LIBMULTIPATH
>> +    bool "MULTIPATH BLOCK DRIVER LIBRARY"
>> +    depends on BLOCK
>> +    help
>> +      If you say yes here then you get a multipath lib for block drivers
>> diff --git a/lib/Makefile b/lib/Makefile
>> index 7f75cc6edf94a..7ba5e13be4171 100644
>> --- a/lib/Makefile
>> +++ b/lib/Makefile
>> @@ -334,3 +334,5 @@ CONTEXT_ANALYSIS_test_context-analysis.o := y
>>   obj-$(CONFIG_CONTEXT_ANALYSIS_TEST) += test_context-analysis.o
>>   subdir-$(CONFIG_FORTIFY_SOURCE) += test_fortify
>> +
>> +obj-$(CONFIG_LIBMULTIPATH)    += multipath.o
>> diff --git a/lib/multipath.c b/lib/multipath.c
>> new file mode 100644
>> index 0000000000000..9cc398d266adf
>> --- /dev/null
>> +++ b/lib/multipath.c
>> @@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
>> +// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
>> +/*
>> + * Copyright (c) 2017-2018 Christoph Hellwig.
> A bit unusual, creating a new file and add a copyright
> from _another_ person ...
> 

This code is really just a refactoring of the NVMe multipath code. Since 
Christoph copyrighted that, I think it only proper to add his copyright 
here.

I'll remove it if Christoph wants.

> 
> Otherwise:
> Reviewed-by: Hannes Reinecke <hare@kernel.org>
> 

Thanks


  reply	other threads:[~2026-07-24  8:00 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 77+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-07-23  9:35 [PATCH v4 00/28] Native SCSI Multipath support John Garry
2026-07-23  9:35 ` [PATCH v4 01/28] libmultipath: Add initial framework John Garry
2026-07-23  9:50   ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-23 10:19     ` John Garry
2026-07-24  6:50   ` Hannes Reinecke
2026-07-24  8:00     ` John Garry [this message]
2026-07-23  9:36 ` [PATCH v4 02/28] libmultipath: Add basic gendisk support John Garry
2026-07-23  9:57   ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-23 10:34     ` John Garry
2026-07-23  9:36 ` [PATCH v4 03/28] libmultipath: Add path selection support John Garry
2026-07-23  9:55   ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-23 10:28     ` John Garry
2026-07-23  9:36 ` [PATCH v4 04/28] libmultipath: Add bio handling John Garry
2026-07-23  9:36 ` [PATCH v4 05/28] libmultipath: Add support for mpath_device management John Garry
2026-07-23  9:58   ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-23 10:36     ` John Garry
2026-07-23  9:36 ` [PATCH v4 06/28] libmultipath: Add delayed removal support John Garry
2026-07-23  9:57   ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-23 10:33     ` John Garry
2026-07-23  9:36 ` [PATCH v4 07/28] libmultipath: Add sysfs helpers John Garry
2026-07-23 10:05   ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-23 10:37     ` John Garry
2026-07-23  9:36 ` [PATCH v4 08/28] libmultipath: Add mpath_bdev_report_zones() John Garry
2026-07-23 10:15   ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-23 10:39     ` John Garry
2026-07-23  9:36 ` [PATCH v4 09/28] libmultipath: Add support for block device IOCTL John Garry
2026-07-23 10:09   ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-23 10:38     ` John Garry
2026-07-23  9:36 ` [PATCH v4 10/28] libmultipath: Add mpath_bdev_getgeo() John Garry
2026-07-23  9:36 ` [PATCH v4 11/28] libmultipath: Add mpath_bdev_get_unique_id() John Garry
2026-07-23  9:36 ` [PATCH v4 12/28] scsi-multipath: introduce basic SCSI device support John Garry
2026-07-23 10:14   ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-23  9:36 ` [PATCH v4 13/28] scsi-multipath: introduce scsi_device head structure John Garry
2026-07-23 10:16   ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-23 10:47     ` John Garry
2026-07-23  9:36 ` [PATCH v4 14/28] scsi-multipath: provide sysfs link from to scsi_device John Garry
2026-07-23  9:36 ` [PATCH v4 15/28] scsi-multipath: support iopolicy John Garry
2026-07-23 10:20   ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-23 10:51     ` John Garry
2026-07-23  9:36 ` [PATCH v4 16/28] scsi-multipath: clone each bio John Garry
2026-07-23 10:27   ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-23 10:55     ` John Garry
2026-07-23  9:36 ` [PATCH v4 17/28] scsi-multipath: clear path when device is blocked John Garry
2026-07-23 10:33   ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-23 11:01     ` John Garry
2026-07-23  9:36 ` [PATCH v4 18/28] scsi-multipath: revalidate paths upon device unblock John Garry
2026-07-23 10:39   ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-23 11:15     ` John Garry
2026-07-23  9:36 ` [PATCH v4 19/28] scsi-multipath: failover handling John Garry
2026-07-23 10:36   ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-23 11:03     ` John Garry
2026-07-23  9:36 ` [PATCH v4 20/28] scsi-multipath: provide callbacks for path state John Garry
2026-07-23 10:36   ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-23 11:05     ` John Garry
2026-07-23  9:36 ` [PATCH v4 21/28] scsi-multipath: add scsi_mpath_{start,end}_request() John Garry
2026-07-23 10:32   ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-23 10:57     ` John Garry
2026-07-23  9:36 ` [PATCH v4 22/28] scsi-multipath: add delayed disk removal support John Garry
2026-07-23 10:39   ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-23 11:21     ` John Garry
2026-07-23  9:36 ` [PATCH v4 23/28] scsi: sd: add multipath disk class John Garry
2026-07-23 10:39   ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-23 11:21     ` John Garry
2026-07-23  9:36 ` [PATCH v4 24/28] scsi: sd: add multipath disk attr groups John Garry
2026-07-23 10:47   ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-23 11:22     ` John Garry
2026-07-23  9:36 ` [PATCH v4 25/28] scsi: sd: support multipath disk John Garry
2026-07-23 10:47   ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-23 11:27     ` John Garry
2026-07-23 16:52       ` John Garry
2026-07-23  9:36 ` [PATCH v4 26/28] scsi: sd: add mpath_dev file John Garry
2026-07-23 11:07   ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-23 11:30     ` John Garry
2026-07-23  9:36 ` [PATCH v4 27/28] scsi: sd: add mpath_numa_nodes dev attribute John Garry
2026-07-23 10:52   ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-23 11:30     ` John Garry
2026-07-23  9:36 ` [PATCH v4 28/28] scsi: sd: add mpath_queue_depth " John Garry

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