linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PATCH] firs round of SCSI bug fixes for 2.6.29-rc1

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Message-ID: <da824cf30901161209k7fa2d1cau27a2152c74256c4e@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Fri, 16 Jan 2009 12:09:14 -0800
From:	Grant Grundler <grundler@...gle.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, James.Bottomley@...senpartnership.com,
	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [GIT PATCH] firs round of SCSI bug fixes for 2.6.29-rc1

On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 11:10 AM, David Miller <davem@...emloft.net> wrote:
...
>>
>> TBH, I still wouldn't implement it the way LSI maintainers did.
>> I'm happy they are the maintainers and it's their call.
>
> They are doing things which effect the entire system, not just
> their driver.  So this doesn't fall under "maintainer's rights"

Agreed. This case is about a debug option which is normally disabled.
So most people will never see this.

The thread was more about how to make the failure visible in a
sane way WITHOUT the debug flag enabled. Then when the
debug flag is enabled, panic the machine as well.

> If they fail locally, that's fine and perfectly expected, but to take
> the whole machine out is another matter altogether.

Agreed.

thanks,
grant
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