Re: A different look at block device hotswap in the Linux kernel

David Brownell
2003-01-24T07:48:06Z

Matthew Jacob wrote:
>>I want:
>>LLDD to SCSI: device is gone
>>SCSI to LLDD: Ok. I'll handle from here on.
>>LLDD: OK. I am gone. And won't have any contact until the next device is
>>plugged in.
>>
>>...
>
>
> Could this time limit be fixed (or parameterized) known to all LLDDs?
> This would allow one to try and avoid flooding SCSI with detach/reattach
> events for the 'same' device.

And what exactly is the "same" device? And who's keeping history
about devices that have previously been attached? And, says the guy
who's full of questions, didn't Linus want to get rid of such history?

- Dave