Messages in this thread | | | From | "Miller, Mike (OS Dev)" <> | Date | Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:00:00 +0000 | Subject | RE: HP (Compaq) Smart Array 5xxx controller SCSI driver |
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> > As for the patches I mentioned which were previously ignored for > > improving how the current cciss SCSI code handled hot plogging, if > > you're curious about that, check here: > > > > http://marc.info/?l=linux-scsi&m=120213565000426&w=4 > > > > A change like that becomes more important if logical drives are > > exposed through the scsi layer. > > We need to think about the best way to map (expose) logical > and physical drivers to SCSI luns. As I wrote before, I'm > interested in how HP SCSI driver does.
We don't neccesarily want or need to expose the physical disks. The only exception is disks that are not part of a logical volume. If the disks are part of a logical volume but exposed the user may shoot themselves in the foot by destroying the firmware metadata.
-- mikem
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