linux-kernel - Re: declare MODULE

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Date:	Tue, 04 Jan 2011 22:36:32 -0600
From:	James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@...e.de>
To:	DuanZhenzhong <zhenzhong.duan@...cle.com>
Cc:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>, linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: declare MODULE_FIRMWARE in libsas

On Wed, 2011-01-05 at 11:18 +0800, DuanZhenzhong wrote:
> Jeff Garzik 写道:
> > On 01/04/2011 09:08 AM, James Bottomley wrote:
> >> On Tue, 2011-01-04 at 15:43 +0800, DuanZhenzhong wrote:
> >>> Signed-off-by: Zhenzhong Duan<zhenzhong.duan@...cle.com>
> >>>
> >>> ---
> >>
> >> Description?  Since libsas has no firmware, surely some explanation is
> >> required.
> >
> > Indeed.  Looks bogus at first glance?
> >
> >
> I was finding all requested but not exported firmware in scsi driver for 
> generating dump initrd use.
> In sas_scsi_host.c, request_firmware is called with "sas_addr", sas_addr 
> neither builtin nor exported. Don't sas_addr a firmware? Please correct 
> me. thanks

No, it's not requesting any firmware ... it's a slight misuse of the
firmware mechanism that allows a libsas based driver to be given a SAS
address if it doesn't have an internal nsvram to store one.

James


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