Re: generating a Linux WWN?

David Miller
2007-10-07T02:48:37Z

From: James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@SteelEye.com>
Date: Sat, 06 Oct 2007 10:04:55 -0500

> If you remember Rusty's guide to interfaces, this is a level 14 easy to
> misuse interface: "The obvious use is wrong"; since the obvious use is
> to put it in module parameters and have the problem go away (for
> now ...). Actually, I could be harsher and say it's level 17 "There's
> no correct use" because statistically every time you use it, you expose
> yourself to potential duplicate WWNs.

Every time you use GIT you expose yourself to potential duplicate SHAs
which will corrupt the tree.

This argument borders on lunacy, give it up :-)