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    SubjectRe: [PATCH 7/7] nvme: provide UUID value to userspace
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    On 05/30/2017 10:08 AM, Johannes Thumshirn wrote:
    > Now that we have a way for getting the UUID from a target, provide it
    > to userspace as well.
    >
    > Unfortunately there is already a sysfs attribute called UUID which is
    > a misnomer as it holds the NGUID value. So instead of creating yet
    > another wrong name, create a new 'nguid' sysfs attribute for the
    > NGUID. For the UUID attribute add a check wheter the namespace has a
    > UUID assigned to it and return this or return the NGUID to maintain
    > backwards compatibility. This should give userspace a chance to catch
    > up.
    >
    > Signed-off-by: Johannes Thumshirn <jthumshirn@suse.de>
    > ---
    > drivers/nvme/host/core.c | 22 +++++++++++++++++++++-
    > 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
    >
    Reviewed-by: Hannes Reinecke <hare@suse.com>

    Cheers,

    Hannes
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