linux/block/Makefile, branch v3.12.14

block: change config option name for cmdline partition parsing

2013-09-30T21:31:02Z

Recently commit bab55417b10c ("block: support embedded device command line partition") introduced CONFIG_CMDLINE_PARSER. However, that name is too generic and sounds like it enables/disables generic kernel boot arg processing, when it really is block specific. Before this option becomes a part of a full/final release, add the BLK_ prefix to it so that it is clear in absence of any other context that it is block specific. In addition, fix up the following less critical items: - help text was not really at all helpful. - index file for Documentation was not updated - add the new arg to Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt - clarify wording in source comments Signed-off-by: Paul Gortmaker Cc: Jens Axboe Cc: Cai Zhiyong Cc: Wei Yongjun Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

block: support embedded device command line partition

2013-09-11T22:56:57Z

Read block device partition table from command line. The partition used for fixed block device (eMMC) embedded device. It is no MBR, save storage space. Bootloader can be easily accessed by absolute address of data on the block device. Users can easily change the partition. This code reference MTD partition, source "drivers/mtd/cmdlinepart.c" About the partition verbose reference "Documentation/block/cmdline-partition.txt" [akpm@linux-foundation.org: fix printk text] [yongjun_wei@trendmicro.com.cn: fix error return code in parse_parts()] Signed-off-by: Cai Zhiyong Cc: Karel Zak Cc: "Wanglin (Albert)" Cc: Marius Groeger Cc: David Woodhouse Cc: Jens Axboe Cc: Brian Norris Cc: Artem Bityutskiy Signed-off-by: Wei Yongjun Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

separate partition format handling from generic code

2012-01-04T03:54:06Z

Signed-off-by: Al Viro

move fs/partitions to block/

2012-01-04T03:54:06Z

Signed-off-by: Al Viro

block: add bsg helper library

2011-07-31T20:05:09Z

This moves the FC classes bsg code to the block layer and makes it a lib so that other classes like iscsi and SAS can use it. It is helpful because working with the request queue, bios, creating scatterlists, etc are a pain that the LLD does not have to worry about with normal IOs and should not have to worry about for bsg requests. Signed-off-by: Mike Christie Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe

Merge branch 'for-2.6.37/barrier' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux-2.6-block

2010-10-23T00:07:18Z

* 'for-2.6.37/barrier' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux-2.6-block: (46 commits) xen-blkfront: disable barrier/flush write support Added blk-lib.c and blk-barrier.c was renamed to blk-flush.c block: remove BLKDEV_IFL_WAIT aic7xxx_old: removed unused 'req' variable block: remove the BH_Eopnotsupp flag block: remove the BLKDEV_IFL_BARRIER flag block: remove the WRITE_BARRIER flag swap: do not send discards as barriers fat: do not send discards as barriers ext4: do not send discards as barriers jbd2: replace barriers with explicit flush / FUA usage jbd2: Modify ASYNC_COMMIT code to not rely on queue draining on barrier jbd: replace barriers with explicit flush / FUA usage nilfs2: replace barriers with explicit flush / FUA usage reiserfs: replace barriers with explicit flush / FUA usage gfs2: replace barriers with explicit flush / FUA usage btrfs: replace barriers with explicit flush / FUA usage xfs: replace barriers with explicit flush / FUA usage block: pass gfp_mask and flags to sb_issue_discard dm: convey that all flushes are processed as empty ...

blkio: Core implementation of throttle policy

2010-09-16T06:42:52Z

o Actual implementation of throttling policy in block layer. Currently it implements READ and WRITE bytes per second throttling logic. IOPS throttling comes in later patches. Signed-off-by: Vivek Goyal Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe

block: rename blk-barrier.c to blk-flush.c

2010-09-10T10:35:36Z

Without ordering requirements, barrier and ordering are minomers. Rename block/blk-barrier.c to block/blk-flush.c. Rename of symbols will follow. Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo Cc: Christoph Hellwig Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe

blkdev: move blkdev_issue helper functions to separate file

2010-04-28T17:47:36Z

Move blkdev_issue_discard from blk-barrier.c because it is not barrier related. Later the file will be populated by other helpers. Signed-off-by: Dmitry Monakhov Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe

blkio: Introduce blkio controller cgroup interface

2009-12-03T18:28:51Z

o This is basic implementation of blkio controller cgroup interface. This is the common interface visible to user space and should be used by different IO control policies as we implement those. Signed-off-by: Vivek Goyal Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe