Make Block Layer SG support v4 the default, since recent udev versions
depend on this to access serial numbers and other low level info properly.
This should be backported to older kernels as well, since most distros have
enabled this for a long time.
Signed-off-by: John Stoffel <[email protected]>
---
block/Kconfig | 11 +++++++----
1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/block/Kconfig b/block/Kconfig
index e7d1278..55bbefc 100644
--- a/block/Kconfig
+++ b/block/Kconfig
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ config LBD
If unsure, say N.
config BLK_DEV_BSG
- bool "Block layer SG support v4 (EXPERIMENTAL)"
- depends on EXPERIMENTAL
- ---help---
+ bool "Block layer SG support v4"
+ default y
+ help
Saying Y here will enable generic SG (SCSI generic) v4 support
for any block device.
@@ -57,7 +57,10 @@ config BLK_DEV_BSG
protocols (e.g. Task Management Functions and SMP in Serial
Attached SCSI).
- If unsure, say N.
+ This option is required by recent UDEV versions to properly
+ access device serial numbers, etc.
+
+ If unsure, say Y.
config BLK_DEV_INTEGRITY
bool "Block layer data integrity support"
--
1.6.3.3