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From: Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org>
Subject: Re: generating a Linux WWN?
Date: Wed, 03 Oct 2007 01:47:06 -0400
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Luben Tuikov wrote:
> Do you mean:
>   "The admin will have the option to SPECIFY(SET) a WWN, should they so 
>    desire."
> OR do you mean:
>   "The admin will have the option to HAVE THE KERNEL auto-generate a WWN,
>    should they so desire."

Both.  It is up to admin policy to decide if they wish to use the 
available board's WWN (if present/valid), manually apportion WWNs, or 
whether the kernel's generation algo is fine with them.

	Jeff