Re: generating a Linux WWN?

Luben Tuikov
2007-10-03T05:19:11Z

--- 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." ?

Luben