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From: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Subject: Re: please revert [PATCH] s390: zfcp act enhancements
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 01:01:30 -0800
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To: Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de>
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Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de> wrote:
>
> That cset is adding tons of not used intree exports to the zfcp driver,
> for an IBM module for an API (SNIA HBA API) that we as we as the scsi
> team have rejected.
> 
> If IBM wants to support a managment API for their FC adapter they should
> participate in the FC transport class development.
> 
> I also want to protest that IBM sends scsi LLDD updates not via
> linux-scsi *AGAIN*.

Seconded, frankly.

Looking at the changelog:

	zfcp host adapter changes:
	  - Add access control enhancements.
	  - Add event callbacks.

if it had also had

	  - Add zillions of symbol exports

then people might have taken a closer look, no?