linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Add a 'wait-scan' command to /proc/scsi/scsi.

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Date:	Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:03:21 -0400
From:	Bill Nottingham <notting@...hat.com>
To:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add a 'wait-scan' command to /proc/scsi/scsi.

Christoph Hellwig (hch@...radead.org) said: 
> On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 03:00:46PM -0400, Bill Nottingham wrote:
> > scsi_wait_scan.ko is a bad interface for a variety of reasons:
> > - once you load it, it stays in memory doing nothing
> > - if you need to call it again, you first need to check for the module
> >   and unload it first
> > - waiting for scsi scans shouldn't require module loading privleges in
> >   any case
> > 
> > This creates a simpler interface that doesn't require as much
> > scaffolding in userspace.
> 
> /proc/scsi/scsi is deprecated, plese don't add more features to it.

Then where is a better place to put this, as scsi_wait_scan.ko is
a ridiculous interface for userspace?

Bill
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