On Mon, Mar 02, 2026 at 11:39:28AM +0000, John Garry wrote: > On 02/03/2026 02:22, Benjamin Marzinski wrote: > > > diff --git a/drivers/scsi/Kconfig b/drivers/scsi/Kconfig > > > index 19d0884479a24..cfab7ad1e3c2c 100644 > > > --- a/drivers/scsi/Kconfig > > > +++ b/drivers/scsi/Kconfig > > > @@ -76,6 +76,16 @@ config SCSI_LIB_KUNIT_TEST > > > If unsure say N. > > > +config SCSI_MULTIPATH > > > + bool "SCSI multipath support" > > At least until this supports ALUA, it should probably be marked > > EXPERIMENTAL, just so people trying it out aren't surprised if it > > doesn't multipath their device in the way they expect. > > I think that ALUA support will be mainline acceptance criteria, and I am > looking to add it now. > > BTW, Hannes suggested to not use the DH ALUA support, so that means to > separate out the core ALUA support from the DH stuff. So you have any > opinion on that approach?
I would (perhaps naively) have thought that the device handlers would be a useful abstraction for dealing with ALUA devices. But, Hannes knows this code much better than me. like I said before, I'm no scsi expert. -Ben > > Thanks!

