linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/8] scsi: megaraid_sas - add module param max_sectors, cmd_per

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:	Fri, 28 Sep 2007 16:30:36 -0500
From:	Brian King <brking@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	bo yang <bo.yang@....com>
CC:	linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org, James.Bottomley@...elEye.com,
	akpm@...l.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Sumant.patro@....com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/8] scsi: megaraid_sas - add module param max_sectors,
 cmd_per_lun

bo yang wrote:

> +static ssize_t
> +sysfs_max_sectors_read(struct kobject *kobj,
> +			struct bin_attribute *bin_attr,
> +			char *buf, loff_t off, size_t count)
> +{
> +	struct Scsi_Host *host = class_to_shost(container_of(kobj,
> +					struct class_device, kobj));
> +	struct megasas_instance *instance =
> +				(struct megasas_instance *)host->hostdata;
> +
> +	count = sprintf(buf, "%u\n", instance->max_sectors_per_req);
> +
> +	return count+1;
> +}
> +
> +static struct bin_attribute sysfs_max_sectors_attr = {
> +	.attr = {
> +		.name = "max_sectors",
> +		.mode = S_IRUSR|S_IRGRP|S_IROTH,
> +		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
> +	},
> +	.size = 7,
> +	.read = sysfs_max_sectors_read,
> +};

Why is this implemented as a binary sysfs attribute? Also, can you use
the existing shost_attrs infrastructure that's in the scsi_host_template
like megaraid_mbox uses?


> +
> +	/*
> +	 * Check if the module parameter value for max_sectors can be used
> +	 */
> +	if (max_sectors && max_sectors <= instance->max_sectors_per_req)
> +		instance->max_sectors_per_req = max_sectors;
> +	else {
> +		if (max_sectors)
> +			printk(KERN_INFO
> +				"megasas: max_sectors should be > 0 and"
> +				"<= %d\n",
> +				instance->max_sectors_per_req);
> +	}

Could be simplified to an else if, which would remove one indent level...

-Brian

-- 
Brian King
Linux on Power Virtualization
IBM Linux Technology Center
-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/