linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 8/19]: SCST SYSFS interface implementation

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Message-ID: <AANLkTikPVXGJ5-5YDk1uqfqrqxGLpSiSdaX3h7qxo-ie@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Mon, 15 Nov 2010 18:49:52 +0100
From:	Bart Van Assche <bvanassche@....org>
To:	Boaz Harrosh <bharrosh@...asas.com>
Cc:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>, Vladislav Bolkhovitin <vst@...b.net>,
	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>,
	linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	scst-devel <scst-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net>,
	James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@...senpartnership.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	FUJITA Tomonori <fujita.tomonori@....ntt.co.jp>,
	Mike Christie <michaelc@...wisc.edu>,
	Vu Pham <vuhuong@...lanox.com>,
	James Smart <James.Smart@...lex.com>,
	Joe Eykholt <jeykholt@...co.com>, Andy Yan <ayan@...vell.com>,
	Chetan Loke <generationgnu@...oo.com>,
	Hannes Reinecke <hare@...e.de>,
	Richard Sharpe <realrichardsharpe@...il.com>,
	Daniel Henrique Debonzi <debonzi@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	"Nicholas A. Bellinger" <nab@...ux-iscsi.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 8/19]: SCST SYSFS interface implementation

On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 6:19 PM, Boaz Harrosh <bharrosh@...asas.com> wrote:
> [ ... ]
> Perhaps consider a new alternative like the device tree as Greg suggested
> or maybe finally accept the harsh realities of ConfigFS.

I think that Vlad has already explained several times why ConfigFS is
not suited for the needs of a storage target: a storage target must
not only be able to accept configuration information from userspace
but must also be able to create new directories and file nodes itself.
See e.g. this message from October 6:
http://kerneltrap.org/mailarchive/linux-kernel/2010/10/6/4628664.

Bart.
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