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Build the kernel with CONFIG_DM_MULTIPATH to support device mapper

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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
See this issue. Essentially, device mapper allows you to do things like write mount a disk where the writes are redirected to testing error devices and so on. It is also needed by ddr-mount

Describe the solution you'd like
Building the kernel with CONFIG_DM_MULTIPATH

Describe alternatives you've considered
ddr-mount should not require people to compile their own kernels. Currently, I have listed that it does not support WSL because of it. I would, however, like to support WSL.

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Research direction

Start by reading issue 8409 for the related WSL context, then locate the WSL kernel configuration and the CONFIG_DM_MULTIPATH setting. Build the kernel with that option enabled and verify that the resulting WSL kernel provides the requested device-mapper support.

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Assessment

Tech stack
linux
Domain
operating-systems
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
38/100

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