linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/4] scsi: Allow hosts to be flagged as hotpluggable

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Message-ID: <4A5F3ADE.2040109@s5r6.in-berlin.de>
Date:	Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:36:14 +0200
From:	Stefan Richter <stefanr@...6.in-berlin.de>
To:	Matthew Garrett <mjg@...hat.com>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-ide@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] scsi: Allow hosts to be flagged as hotpluggable

Stefan Richter wrote:
> The comment should specify what the actual effects of the flag are.
[...]
> (Is used by power management infrastructure to decide over runtime PM
> policy?  I.e. don't enter power states which would prevent the port from
> detecting/ reporting hotplug events?)

Perhaps the flag should be called differently (keep_ports_powered or
whatever) --- unless you have additional future uses of the flag in mind
which justify the more generic name.
-- 
Stefan Richter
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