Messages in this thread | | | From | Andries.Brouwer@cwi ... | Date | Tue, 7 Jan 2003 01:00:47 +0100 (MET) | Subject | IDs |
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> Instead of truncating the id, we need a new scsi_uid field allocated > to whatever size required.
> And, a descriptive string put in the name, rather than the id, such as: > scsi disk
[I changed the Subject line "Re: inquiry in scsi_scan.c" since people are still discussing devices with a buggy INQUIRY response; maybe unnecessarily - all details are well understood, and patches fixing all problems have been posted, but in any case it is best to separate both threads.]
Maybe I should ask you to explain more in detail what purpose you have in mind. If I read your code and hear you talking it sounds like you would like to have a string identifying the device. But in many cases no such string exists.
Moreover, what precisely is "the device"? If I have a Compact Flash card reader and read CF cards, is the device the reader? Or the card? Or the combination? If I have an Imation FlashGo! reader, and insert a SmartMedia adapter, and read a SmartMedia card, is the device the reader, the reader plus adapter, the card?
If the device is the reader, then it will have a different size, partitioning and contents each time we see it. If the device is the card, then we need a different driver each time we see it.
What do you want to recognize with this ID, and why?
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