Messages in this thread |  | | Subject | RE: [PATCH] cciss: add passthrough ioctl | From | Alan Cox <> | Date | 03 Mar 2003 17:48:22 +0000 |
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On Mon, 2003-03-03 at 16:17, Cameron, Steve wrote: > > > On Mon, Mar 03, 2003 at 09:26:40AM +0600, Stephen Cameron wrote: > > > Because, in order to flash the array controller firmware, > > > it's got to be done that way... > > > > I don't buy this. Sorry. What's against creating a device for this > > controller itself ? > > (And yes, the kernel could use a formal ioctl number for "upgrade firmware") > > Arg. Now I wish I didn't already port that code to 10 distributions. > Please shoot me. > > How do you want it done?
I really think it should stay as it is for now. Maybe in 2.7 we need to have the firmware update argument, but we need to have it about *all* related drivers and do it once and right.
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