16 files changed, 29 insertions, 27 deletions

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 79601320ac3e..a0270c5c3f33 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ export MODLIB
 
 
 ifeq ($(KBUILD_EXTMOD),)
-core-y          += kernel/ mm/ fs/ ipc/ security/ crypto/
+core-y          += kernel/ mm/ fs/ ipc/ security/ crypto/ block/
 
 vmlinux-dirs    := $(patsubst %/,%,$(filter %/, $(init-y) $(init-m) \
                      $(core-y) $(core-m) $(drivers-y) $(drivers-m) \
diff --git a/block/Kconfig b/block/Kconfig
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..eb48edb80c1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/block/Kconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#
+# Block layer core configuration
+#
+#XXX - it makes sense to enable this only for 32-bit subarch's, not for x86_64
+#for instance.
+config LBD
+        bool "Support for Large Block Devices"
+        depends on X86 || (MIPS && 32BIT) || PPC32 || ARCH_S390_31 || SUPERH || UML
+        help
+          Say Y here if you want to attach large (bigger than 2TB) discs to
+          your machine, or if you want to have a raid or loopback device
+          bigger than 2TB.  Otherwise say N.
+
+source block/Kconfig.iosched
diff --git a/drivers/block/Kconfig.iosched b/block/Kconfig.iosched
index 5b90d2fa63b8..5b90d2fa63b8 100644
--- a/drivers/block/Kconfig.iosched
+++ b/block/Kconfig.iosched
diff --git a/block/Makefile b/block/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7e4f93e2b44e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/block/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#
+# Makefile for the kernel block layer
+#
+
+obj-y   := elevator.o ll_rw_blk.o ioctl.o genhd.o scsi_ioctl.o
+
+obj-$(CONFIG_IOSCHED_NOOP)      += noop-iosched.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_IOSCHED_AS)        += as-iosched.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_IOSCHED_DEADLINE)  += deadline-iosched.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_IOSCHED_CFQ)       += cfq-iosched.o
diff --git a/drivers/block/as-iosched.c b/block/as-iosched.c
index c6744ff38294..c6744ff38294 100644
--- a/drivers/block/as-iosched.c
+++ b/block/as-iosched.c
diff --git a/drivers/block/cfq-iosched.c b/block/cfq-iosched.c
index ecacca9c877e..ecacca9c877e 100644
--- a/drivers/block/cfq-iosched.c
+++ b/block/cfq-iosched.c
diff --git a/drivers/block/deadline-iosched.c b/block/deadline-iosched.c
index 7929471d7df7..7929471d7df7 100644
--- a/drivers/block/deadline-iosched.c
+++ b/block/deadline-iosched.c
diff --git a/drivers/block/elevator.c b/block/elevator.c
index d4a49a3df829..d4a49a3df829 100644
--- a/drivers/block/elevator.c
+++ b/block/elevator.c
diff --git a/drivers/block/genhd.c b/block/genhd.c
index 54aec4a1ae13..54aec4a1ae13 100644
--- a/drivers/block/genhd.c
+++ b/block/genhd.c
diff --git a/drivers/block/ioctl.c b/block/ioctl.c
index 6e278474f9a8..6e278474f9a8 100644
--- a/drivers/block/ioctl.c
+++ b/block/ioctl.c
diff --git a/drivers/block/ll_rw_blk.c b/block/ll_rw_blk.c
index 2747741677fb..2747741677fb 100644
--- a/drivers/block/ll_rw_blk.c
+++ b/block/ll_rw_blk.c
diff --git a/drivers/block/noop-iosched.c b/block/noop-iosched.c
index e54f006e7e60..e54f006e7e60 100644
--- a/drivers/block/noop-iosched.c
+++ b/block/noop-iosched.c
diff --git a/drivers/block/scsi_ioctl.c b/block/scsi_ioctl.c
index 382dea7b224c..382dea7b224c 100644
--- a/drivers/block/scsi_ioctl.c
+++ b/block/scsi_ioctl.c
diff --git a/drivers/block/Kconfig b/drivers/block/Kconfig
index 51b0af1cebee..7b1cd93892be 100644
--- a/drivers/block/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/block/Kconfig
@@ -409,16 +409,6 @@ config BLK_DEV_INITRD
           for details.
 
 
-#XXX - it makes sense to enable this only for 32-bit subarch's, not for x86_64
-#for instance.
-config LBD
-        bool "Support for Large Block Devices"
-        depends on X86 || (MIPS && 32BIT) || PPC32 || ARCH_S390_31 || SUPERH || UML
-        help
-          Say Y here if you want to attach large (bigger than 2TB) discs to
-          your machine, or if you want to have a raid or loopback device
-          bigger than 2TB.  Otherwise say N.
-
 config CDROM_PKTCDVD
         tristate "Packet writing on CD/DVD media"
         depends on !UML
@@ -455,8 +445,6 @@ config CDROM_PKTCDVD_WCACHE
 
 source "drivers/s390/block/Kconfig"
 
-source "drivers/block/Kconfig.iosched"
-
 config ATA_OVER_ETH
         tristate "ATA over Ethernet support"
         depends on NET
diff --git a/drivers/block/Makefile b/drivers/block/Makefile
index 1cf09a1c065b..3ec1f8df87b1 100644
--- a/drivers/block/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/block/Makefile
@@ -4,21 +4,7 @@
 # 12 June 2000, Christoph Hellwig <hch@infradead.org>
 # Rewritten to use lists instead of if-statements.
 # 
-# Note : at this point, these files are compiled on all systems.
-# In the future, some of these should be built conditionally.
-#
-
-#
-# NOTE that ll_rw_blk.c must come early in linkage order - it starts the
-# kblockd threads
-#
-
-obj-y   := elevator.o ll_rw_blk.o ioctl.o genhd.o scsi_ioctl.o
 
-obj-$(CONFIG_IOSCHED_NOOP)      += noop-iosched.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_IOSCHED_AS)        += as-iosched.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_IOSCHED_DEADLINE)  += deadline-iosched.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_IOSCHED_CFQ)       += cfq-iosched.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MAC_FLOPPY)        += swim3.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_BLK_DEV_FD)        += floppy.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_BLK_DEV_FD98)      += floppy98.o
diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index 3dcbd5bfd498..ea097e0a9c02 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -501,3 +501,7 @@ config STOP_MACHINE
         help
           Need stop_machine() primitive.
 endmenu
+
+menu "Block layer"
+source "block/Kconfig"
+endmenu