diff -ruN linux-2.4.20/MAINTAINERS linux/MAINTAINERS --- linux-2.4.20/MAINTAINERS Fri Jan 10 16:33:49 2003 +++ linux/MAINTAINERS Wed Mar 26 12:53:19 2003 @@ -439,6 +439,13 @@ W: http://www.debian.org/~dz/i8k/ S: Maintained +DEVICE MAPPER +P: Joe Thornber +M: dm@uk.sistina.com +L: linux-LVM@sistina.com +W: http://www.sistina.com/lvm +S: Maintained + DEVICE NUMBER REGISTRY P: H. Peter Anvin M: hpa@zytor.com diff -ruN linux-2.4.20/drivers/md/Config.in linux/drivers/md/Config.in --- linux-2.4.20/drivers/md/Config.in Fri Jan 10 16:34:50 2003 +++ linux/drivers/md/Config.in Wed Mar 26 12:53:19 2003 @@ -14,5 +14,8 @@ dep_tristate ' Multipath I/O support' CONFIG_MD_MULTIPATH $CONFIG_BLK_DEV_MD dep_tristate ' Logical volume manager (LVM) support' CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LVM $CONFIG_MD +if [ "$CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL" = "y" ]; then + dep_tristate ' Device-mapper support (EXPERIMENTAL)' CONFIG_BLK_DEV_DM $CONFIG_MD +fi endmenu diff -ruN linux-2.4.20/Documentation/Configure.help linux/Documentation/Configure.help --- linux-2.4.20/Documentation/Configure.help Fri Jan 10 16:33:55 2003 +++ linux/Documentation/Configure.help Wed Mar 26 12:53:19 2003 @@ -1822,6 +1822,20 @@ want), say M here and read . The module will be called lvm-mod.o. +Device-mapper support +CONFIG_BLK_DEV_DM + Device-mapper is a low level volume manager. It works by allowing + people to specify mappings for ranges of logical sectors. Various + mapping types are available, in addition people may write their own + modules containing custom mappings if they wish. + + Higher level volume managers such as LVM2 use this driver. + + If you want to compile this as a module, say M here and read + . The module will be called dm-mod.o. + + If unsure, say N. + Multiple devices driver support (RAID and LVM) CONFIG_MD Support multiple physical spindles through a single logical device.