Re: [PATCH 1/4] scsi: core: constify pointer to scsi_host_template

[Douglas Gilbert <dgilbert@interlog.com>]

On 2022-04-26 00:13, Bart Van Assche wrote:
> On 4/25/22 18:54, Douglas Gilbert wrote:
>> On 2022-04-25 21:16, Bart Van Assche wrote:
>>> How about removing scsi_proc_hostdir_add(), scsi_proc_hostdir_rm() and all 
>>> other code that creates files or directories under /proc/scsi? There should 
>>> be corresponding entries in sysfs for all /proc/scsi entries. Some tools in 
>>> sg3_utils use that directory so sg3_utils will have to be updated.
>>
>> ... breaking this:
>>
>> ~$ cat /proc/scsi/scsi
>>
>> Attached devices:
>>
>> Host: scsi3 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 00
>>    Vendor: IBM-207x Model: HUSMM8020ASS20   Rev: J4B6
>>    Type:   Direct-Access                    ANSI  SCSI revision: 06
>> Host: scsi3 Channel: 00 Id: 01 Lun: 00
>>    Vendor: IBM-207x Model: HUSMM8020ASS20   Rev: J4B6
>>    Type:   Direct-Access                    ANSI  SCSI revision: 06
>> Host: scsi3 Channel: 00 Id: 02 Lun: 00
>>    Vendor: SEAGATE  Model: ST200FM0073      Rev: 0007
>>    Type:   Direct-Access                    ANSI  SCSI revision: 06
>> ...
>>
>> A deprecation notice would be helpful, then removal after a few kernel
>> cycles.
> 
> Agreed with the deprecation notice + delayed removal, but is anyone using cat 
> /proc/scsi/scsi?
> 
>> Yes, lsscsi can give that output:
>>
>> $ lsscsi -c
>> Attached devices:
>> Host: scsi2 Channel: 00 Target: 00 Lun: 00
>>    Vendor: SEAGATE  Model: ST200FM0073      Rev: 0007
>>    Type:   Direct-Access                    ANSI SCSI revision: 06
>> Host: scsi2 Channel: 00 Target: 01 Lun: 00
>>    Vendor: WDC      Model: WSH722020AL5204  Rev: C421
>>    Type:   Zoned Block                      ANSI SCSI revision: 07
>> Host: scsi2 Channel: 00 Target: 02 Lun: 00
>>    Vendor: Areca Te Model: ARC-802801.37.69 Rev: 0137
>>    Type:   Enclosure                        ANSI SCSI revision: 05
>> ...
>>
>> [Hmmm, in a different order.]
>>
>> However no distribution that I'm aware of includes lsscsi in its installation.
>> [Most recent example: Ubuntu 22.04]
> 
> Hmm ... are you sure? Last time I looked into this an lsscsi package was 
> available for every distro I tried (RHEL, SLES, Debian and openSUSE). See also 
> https://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=contents&keywords=lsscsi&mode=path&suite=stable&arch=any.

I was talking about the _initial_ installation. When I install new versions
of Fedora or Ubuntu, or play with a "live" CD (usually a USB stick) one
of the first things I do is get a terminal and then invoke 'lsscsi'.
Invariably that second step fails. And on a "live" USB stick you can install
lsscsi but the next time you use it, lsscsi is gone because those "live"
USB sticks hardly ever have persistent storage set up. [Why not? ..
typically the rest of the storage on such a USB stick is un-utilized.]

> Are there other utilities in sg3_utils that would break if the /proc/scsi 
> directory would be removed?
> 
> $ cd sg3_utils && git grep /proc/scsi | wc -l
> 51

Most of those are in the scripts/rescan-scsi-bus.sh which, judging from the
number of patches and additions it gets, has quite a bit of use out there.
The rest are in my dd variants that are mainly setting /proc/scsi/sg/allow_dio
which has no effect in my sg driver rewrite.

Doug Gilbert