block: Add T10 Protection Information functions

The T10 Protection Information format is also used by some devices that
do not go through the SCSI layer (virtual block devices, NVMe). Relocate
the relevant functions to a block layer library that can be used without
involving SCSI.

Signed-off-by: Martin K. Petersen <[email protected]>
Reviewed-by: Christoph Hellwig <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <[email protected]>
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Martin K. Petersen 2014-09-26 19:20:07 -04:00 • committed by Jens Axboe
commit 2341c2f8c3
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@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ config BLK_DEV_BSGLIB
config BLK_DEV_INTEGRITY
bool "Block layer data integrity support"
select CRC_T10DIF if BLK_DEV_INTEGRITY
---help---
Some storage devices allow extra information to be
stored/retrieved to help protect the data. The block layer