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Re: [PATCH] block/blkio: Make driver nvme-io_uring take a "path" instead
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Markus Armbruster |
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Re: [PATCH] block/blkio: Make driver nvme-io_uring take a "path" instead of a "filename" |
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Sat, 29 Oct 2022 08:05:23 +0200 |
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Alberto Faria <afaria@redhat.com> writes:
> The nvme-io_uring driver expects a character special file such as
> /dev/ng0n1. Follow the convention of having a "filename" option when a
> regular file is expected, and a "path" option otherwise.
I suspect this is by accident, not by design. Is it desirable?
> This makes io_uring the only libblkio-based driver with a "filename"
> option, as it accepts a regular file (even though it can also take a
> block special file).
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> Signed-off-by: Alberto Faria <afaria@redhat.com>
Patch does not apply to master (344744e148e). What's your base?