linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH] HP iLO driver

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Message-ID: <CF70AA892F109448AEA269483B3A983903B6F79CCA@G1W1215.americas.hpqcorp.net>
Date:	Thu, 12 Jun 2008 19:37:59 +0000
From:	"Altobelli, David" <david.altobelli@...com>
To:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
CC:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH] HP iLO driver

H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> David Altobelli wrote:
>> A driver for the HP iLO/iLO2 management processor, which allows
>> userspace programs to query the management processor.  Programs can
>> open a channel to the device (/dev/hpilo_ccbN), and use this to
>> send/receive queries. The O_EXCL open flag is used to indicate that
>> a particular channel cannot be shared between processes.  This
>> driver will replace various packages HP has shipped, including hprsm
>> and hp-ilo.
>
> Wouldn't /dev/hpilo/ccbN be a more appropriate namespace?

Yes, that would be more clear.  The code is currently defined to a maximum of 1 hardware device, but this could change, and the dev path should probably reflect that.

How do you feel about /dev/hpiloX/ccbN, where X is 0, 1, ... Num_Devices-1?
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