CONFIG_VIRTIO_BLK: Virtio block driver

General informations

The Linux kernel configuration item CONFIG_VIRTIO_BLK has multiple definitions:

Virtio block driver found in drivers/block/Kconfig

The configuration item CONFIG_VIRTIO_BLK:

• prompt: Virtio block driver
• type: tristate
• depends on: CONFIG_VIRTIO
• defined in drivers/block/Kconfig
• found in Linux kernels: 3.7–3.19, 4.0–4.20, 5.0–5.19, 6.0–6.12
• modules built: virtio_blk

Help text

This is the virtual block driver for virtio. It can be used with QEMU based VMMs (like KVM or Xen). Say Y or M.

Virtio block driver (EXPERIMENTAL) found in drivers/block/Kconfig

The configuration item CONFIG_VIRTIO_BLK:

• prompt: Virtio block driver (EXPERIMENTAL)
• type: tristate
• depends on: CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL && CONFIG_VIRTIO
• defined in drivers/block/Kconfig
• found in Linux kernels: 2.6.24–2.6.39, 3.0–3.6
• modules built: virtio_blk

Help text

This is the virtual block driver for virtio. It can be used with lguest or QEMU based VMMs (like KVM or Xen). Say Y or M.

Hardware

LKDDb

Raw data from LKDDb:

• lkddb module virtio_blk CONFIG_VIRTIO_BLK : drivers/block/Kconfig : "Virtio block driver" # in 2.6.24–2.6.39, 3.0–3.19, 4.0–4.20, 5.0–5.19, 6.0–6.12
• lkddb virtio 00000002 ........ : CONFIG_VIRTIO_BLK : drivers/block/virtio_blk.c # in 2.6.24–2.6.39, 3.0–3.19, 4.0–4.20, 5.0–5.19, 6.0–6.12

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