linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL] SCSI fixes for 4.18-rc3

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Date:   Tue, 10 Jul 2018 11:04:33 -0700
From:   Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:     Jann Horn <jannh@...gle.com>
Cc:     James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@...senpartnership.com>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Linux SCSI List <linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] SCSI fixes for 4.18-rc3

On Tue, Jul 10, 2018 at 10:49 AM Linus Torvalds
<torvalds@...ux-foundation.org> wrote:
>
> > Also, the device is called /dev/sg%d with %d being sdp->index.
>
> I guess I could make it at least say that, although it's not like "one
> of them would be ok, but /dev/sd3 is right out".

Actually, I don't want to after all, because I don't even have 'spd'
available until later when we might have already returned ENXIO. I'd
rather have the warning right at the top of the function.

               Linus