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    DateMon, 16 Apr 2007 15:25:17 -0700
    FromAndrew Vasquez <>
    SubjectRe: Major qla2xxx regression on sparc64
    On Mon, 16 Apr 2007, David Miller wrote:
    
    > From: Andrew Vasquez <andrew.vasquez@qlogic.com>
    > Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 14:10:49 -0700
    > 
    > > Ok, how about the following patch based on the one you posted which
    > > adds the codes to retrieve the WWPN/WWNN from firmware on SPARC, and
    > > also adds the module-parameter override I mentioned above.
    > > 
    > > Perhaps the module-parameter should be set to non-zero in the case of
    > > SPARC, to take care of your system configurations?
    > 
    > I think it should default to non-zero always, in fact the option
    > is completely pointless.
    > 
    > The guy who hits this had a system which worked previously, and you're
    > explicitly breaking it.  That's wrong.
    
    Sorry, 'it' didn't work...  'It' *never* did.
    
    > How can you not see that this quality of implementation decision
    > you're making stinks?
    
    You're defending a position which itself left users with a false sense
    of security and comfort.  This is a *real* problem from an enterprise
    perspective where FC reigns.  Fine, I'll agree that wacking-users (and
    I'll wager the outliers) with a 2x4 was a bit extreme, but I'd much
    rather handle those users on a case-by-case basis, either by:
    
    * If dealing with a PCI card, directing a user  to a support staff at
      QLogic to resolve the NVRAM issues.
    
    * If it's some on-board ISP with no NVRAM, as was your SPARC case,
      then add *proper* codes to retrieve the data from some secondary
      persistent store.
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