Re: [PATCH V3 1/1] ublk: add io_uring based userspace block driver

From: Sagi Grimberg
Date: Mon Jul 04 2022 - 10:00:58 EST



diff --git a/drivers/block/Kconfig b/drivers/block/Kconfig
index fdb81f2794cd..d218089cdbec 100644
--- a/drivers/block/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/block/Kconfig
@@ -408,6 +408,12 @@ config BLK_DEV_RBD
If unsure, say N.
+config BLK_DEV_UBLK
+ bool "Userspace block driver"

Really? why compile this to the kernel and not tristate as loadable
module?

So far, this is only one reason: task_work_add() is required, which
isn't exported for modules.

So why not exporting it?
Doesn't seem like a good justification to build it into the kernel.