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From: Luben Tuikov <luben_tuikov@adaptec.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] minimal SAS transport class
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2005 16:05:03 -0400
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On 08/24/05 13:12, Patrick Mansfield wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 23, 2005 at 07:55:37PM -0400, Luben Tuikov wrote:
> 
>>Where does udev get its label?
> 
> 
> You can call any script or program from udev and use the result. There are

And where does _it_ get it?

> recent changes for persistent naming, the /dev/by-id naming used in sles9
> is in current udev.
> 
> A tmp /dev node is available to called out programs, so any pass through
> or regular IO can be sent to the device before it has its real name.  So
> you should be able to get anything available on the scsi device that way.

*"SCSI DEVICE"*, not SAS of FC or iSCSI or whatever.
Now, where will that *scsi device* get _its_ label?

> udev now has an "IMPORT" rule, see usage of scsi_id, vol_id, etc. in
> current udev rules.
> 
> Followup posts should go to linux-hotplug-devel@lists.sourceforge.net

Hey Patrick, is there a point to this thread?
If you have an idea, please go ahead and share and/or implement it.
If you're unclear on something please ask it directly.

	Luben