Re: generating a Linux WWN?

Jeff Garzik
2007-10-03T05:25:33Z

Luben Tuikov wrote:
> --- Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org> wrote:
>> Luben Tuikov wrote:
>>> --- Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org> wrote:
>>>> Luben Tuikov wrote:
>>>>> This still does not justify "let's generate it in the kernel".
>>>> Once an admin specifies to use an alternate WWN provision, the method
>>>> used to obtain that WWN is an implementation detail and irrelevant.
>>> But you're arguing that the kernel should generate it to "help out"
>>> SAS drivers with HW that has had it's MS/NVRAM erased or corrupted.
>>>
>>> The kernel has no business generating SAS WWN.
>> Perhaps you missed the English text "once an admin specifies" in the
>> quoted email.
>
> Was your "once an admin specifies" reply to my email
> supposed to be "Oh, I see, generating a SAS WWN in the kernel
> is not that good an idea after all. I'll implement it
> as a kernel/module option." ?

The admin will have the option to auto-generate a WWN, should they so
desire.

Jeff