Bug#1057619: linux-image-6.6-amd64-unsigned: Enable VDUSE (vdpa-user) modules (vdpa, virtio-vdpa, vduse)
Package: linux-image-6.6-amd64-unsigned
Version: 6.6.4-1~exp1
Severity: wishlist
Dear Maintainer,
Linux 5.15+ has a cool new userspace block device interface: VDUSE.
https://docs.kernel.org/userspace-api/vduse.html
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-5.15-VDUSE-vDPA
My testing shows that it's a real breakthrough in the userspace block device area:
https://git.yourcmc.ru/vitalif/vitastor/src/branch/master/docs/usage/qemu.en.md#vduse
But all current Debian Linux kernels have CONFIG_VDPA, CONFIG_VDPA_USER, CONFIG_VIRTIO_VDPA disabled.
Ubuntu, Proxmox, Fedora, kernel-mainline for RHEL all have it enabled.
Please enable them in Debian too!
-- System Information:
Debian Release: bookworm/sid
APT prefers unstable-debug
APT policy: (500, 'unstable-debug'), (500, 'testing-debug'), (500, 'oldstable-debug'), (500, 'oldoldstable-debug'), (500, 'oldoldstable'), (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (500, 'oldstable'), (1, 'experimental')
merged-usr: no
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Foreign Architectures: i386
Kernel: Linux 6.1.34-060134-generic (SMP w/8 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
Kernel taint flags: TAINT_PROPRIETARY_MODULE, TAINT_USER, TAINT_FIRMWARE_WORKAROUND, TAINT_OOT_MODULE, TAINT_UNSIGNED_MODULE
Locale: LANG=ru_RU.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=ru_RU.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE not set
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
Versions of packages linux-image-6.6-amd64-unsigned depends on:
ii initramfs-tools [linux-initramfs-tool] 0.142
ii kmod 30+20221128-1
ii linux-base 4.9
Versions of packages linux-image-6.6-amd64-unsigned recommends:
pn apparmor <none>
ii firmware-linux-free 20200122-1
Versions of packages linux-image-6.6-amd64-unsigned suggests:
pn debian-kernel-handbook <none>
ii grub-efi-amd64 2.06-7
pn linux-doc-6.6 <none>
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