linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH #repost] SCSI: megaraid, fix suspend/resume sections

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Date:	Wed, 14 May 2008 16:54:17 +0200
From:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@...senPartnership.com>,
	jirislaby@...il.com, megaraidlinux@....com,
	linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH #repost] SCSI: megaraid, fix suspend/resume sections

Hi!

> > > >> megaraid_sas suspend and resume are inappropriatelly placed in
> > > >> __devinit section.
> > > > 
> > > > That's a box-killer, isn't it?
> > > 
> > > I think so -- the non-CONFIG_HOTPLUG ones.
> > 
> > CONFIG_HOTPLUG is only settable to 'n' if you're CONFIG_EMBEDDED which
> > has a zero set intersection with the users of megaraid, so in practical
> > terms, there's no actual box it could kill.
> 
> who suspends and resumes servers?

It actually has some silly name like 'green IT'.
							Pavel

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