From: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com>
To: Stephen Rothwell <sfr@canb.auug.org.au>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>, Linus <torvalds@osdl.org>,
linuxppc64-dev@lists.linuxppc.org,
LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] PPC64 iSeries viodasd proc file
Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 11:09:40 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <40D305B4.4030009@pobox.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20040618165436.193d5d35.sfr@canb.auug.org.au>
Stephen Rothwell wrote:
> Hi Andrew,
>
> This patch adds a proc file for viodasd so to make it
> easier to enumerate the available disks. It is in a
> (somewhat) strange format to try for a simple level of
> compatability with the old viodasd code (that was in a
> couple of vendor's kernels).
Exporting redundant information from procfs is a step backwards, since
we have sysfs.
I would prefer not to apply this. Upstream is for 'getting it right',
not for dragging every little vendor kernel hack along.
Jeff
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-06-18 15:09 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-06-18 6:54 [PATCH] PPC64 iSeries viodasd proc file Stephen Rothwell
2004-06-18 15:09 ` Jeff Garzik [this message]
2004-06-18 15:17 ` Christoph Hellwig
2004-06-20 19:52 ` Jeremy
2004-06-20 21:11 ` Christoph Hellwig
2004-06-21 6:04 ` Greg KH
[not found] ` <cb5afee10406210914451dc6@mail.gmail.com>
2004-06-23 21:15 ` Jeremy Katz
2004-06-23 21:45 ` Jeff Garzik
2004-06-23 22:03 ` Greg KH
2004-06-24 0:38 ` Jeff Garzik
2004-06-24 20:59 ` Greg KH
2004-06-24 21:25 ` Jeff Garzik
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2004-06-23 23:54 Stephen Rothwell
2004-06-23 23:55 ` Greg KH
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