Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 30 Jan 2002 13:29:39 -0500 | From | Jeff Garzik <> | Subject | Re: A modest proposal -- We need a patch penguin |
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On Wed, Jan 30, 2002 at 06:35:15PM +0000, Alan Cox wrote: > > Especially after spelunking through the SCSI drivers, and being amazed > > that only one of them uses the, now two year old, pci_register_driver() > > interface (which means that only that driver works properly in PCI > > hotplug systems.) > > I doubt it does actually. The problem with pci register driver and scsi is > that the two subsystems are designed with violently conflicting goals. Once > DaveJ or someone does the proposed scsi cleanups it'll become the natural > not the obscenely complicated way to do a scsi driver, as well as sorting out > the pcmcia and cardbus scsi mess, and the card failed/recovered stuff once and > for all.
I disagree... I outlined a workable scheme for hotplugging SCSI controllers to Justin Gibbs a long time ago, when the new aic7xxx was first being merged. Using the new PCI API was fairly easy, handling the disk-disappearing-from-under-you problem was a bit more annoying :)
Jeff
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