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

Matthew Jacob
2003-01-24T00:21:46Z

> 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.
>
> The process can be somewhat more complicated, under some conditions:
> - it never fails
> - it is done within a finite, bounded, reasonable time

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.