Re: [PATCH] sd: implement stop_on_shutdown

[Tejun Heo <htejun@gmail.com>]

Jeff Garzik wrote:
> Tejun Heo wrote:
>> For ATA, it's currently being done inside libata proper (a bit ugly).
>> It would be nice to have those implemented at sd layer but I wonder how
>> useful it's going to be for actual SCSI devices.  Do people actually
>> suspend using SCSI?  If it's useful at the SCSI layer, I can implement
>> and test it with SATA devices here.
> 
> There is always the open question for multi-initiator SCSI devices, as
> to who "owns" the SCSI device.  Some devices should be suspended/stopped
> when the machine is suspended/stopped, others not.

I think that can be handled similarly as stop_on_shutdown on kernel side
and let udev and friends deal with the specifics.

Thanks.

-- 
tejun