Re: ConfigFS + Target Mode Engine API discussion

Joel Becker
2008-09-11T02:15:35Z

On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 06:42:46PM -0700, Nicholas A. Bellinger wrote:
> So I am thinking about the following question: What would be the
> preferred method for calling ct_group_ops->make_group() in order to
> create the $CONFIGFS/target/$FABRIC struct config_item directly from
> target_fabric_configfs_register() call? From there, the config group
> hanging off $CONFIGFS/target/$FABRIC will be fabric dependent and
> providing their own groups, items, depends, from the passed *fabric_cit.
> How do I "simulate" a mkdir(2) configfs -> make_group() call coming from
> the fabric module itself..? This would be assuming that both mkdir(2)

That's precisely what you don't do with configfs. It's a
defined "not to be done" thing. So there's no preferred way, there's no
way at all.
What you want do to is drive this from mkdir(). The
make_group() will look up the sub-module it needs and return the
appropriate item.

Joel

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Joel Becker
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