linux-kernel - Re: Allow setting of number of raw devices as a module parameter

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Message-ID: <20110430000704.GA3443@suse.de>
Date:	Fri, 29 Apr 2011 17:07:04 -0700
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Allow setting of number of raw devices as a module parameter

On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 04:28:17PM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
> On Fri, 29 Apr 2011 00:24:29 +0200
> Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz> wrote:
> 
> > Allow setting of maximal number of raw devices as a module parameter. This
> > requires changing of static array into a vmalloced one (the array is going to
> > be too large for kmalloc).
> > 
> 
> Changelog failed to describe why the patch is needed.  Lacking that
> information, we have no reason to apply it.

Good point, how about:
	People like running their machines with thousands of raw
	devices, yet distros don't want to take up that much memory for
	all users.  Provide a way for everyone to be happy without
	forcing the module to be rebuilt by providing the ability to
	specify the number of raw devices as a module parameter option.

thanks,

greg k-h
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