CONFIG_NVME_MULTIPATH - Do we need this?

Christoph Hellwig hch at infradead.org
Thu Nov 14 08:47:16 PST 2024


On Tue, Nov 12, 2024 at 07:23:06PM -0500, John Meneghini wrote:
> I'd like to remove this parameter from nvme_core/multipath.c. The fact is,
> setting nvme_core.multipath=N never worked in anything but RHEL and keeping
> it around only causes confusion.

I'm all in for that.

> For that matter, I'd like to remove the CONFIG_NVME_MULTIPATH kconfig option altogether.
> 
> Does anybody actually use this?

It might still make sense to keep the code footprint minimal for
embedded systems that just have an SD/CF Express card or a sodered on
BGA device that most certainly aren't CMIC/NMIC capable.  But I have
no really strong opinion.




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