Messages in this thread |  | | | Date | Wed, 11 Feb 2004 12:11:20 -0800 | | From | Patrick Mansfield <> | | Subject | Re: [PATCH] Selective attach for ide-scsi |
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On Mon, Feb 09, 2004 at 07:02:05PM -0500, Willem Riede wrote: > On 2004.02.09 03:24, Mikael Pettersson wrote: > > Willem Riede writes:
> > The patch I posted, which you apparently didn't like, doesn't > > require the use of boot-only options: it instead adds a module_param > > to ide-scsi which allows for greater flexibility. > > > > Personally I never liked that butt-ugly hdX=ide-scsi hack. > > I hear you. There are certainly advantages to use a module parameter rather > than a boot argument.
But module_param allows module arguments when built as a module, and boot arguments when built into the kernel.
> However, there should not be two mechanisms to achieve the same goal. For > better or for worse, the hdX=<driver> construction exists, and people are > using it. Its use is not limited to ide-scsi.
So does module_param not work because the usage is across modules? That seems odd.
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