linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 02/13] scsi: fnic: Add and use fnic number

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Message-ID: <yq1y1emtzok.fsf@ca-mkp.ca.oracle.com>
Date:   Fri, 24 Nov 2023 20:22:06 -0500
From:   "Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>
To:     Karan Tilak Kumar <kartilak@...co.com>
Cc:     sebaddel@...co.com, arulponn@...co.com, djhawar@...co.com,
        gcboffa@...co.com, mkai2@...co.com, satishkh@...co.com,
        jejb@...ux.ibm.com, martin.petersen@...cle.com,
        linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 02/13] scsi: fnic: Add and use fnic number

Hi Karan,

> Add fnic_num in fnic.h to identify fnic in a multi-fnic environment.
> Increment and set the fnic number during driver load in fnic_probe.
> Replace the host number with fnic number in debugfs.

I agree with Hannes. Everything else in the stack will be using the host
number. Your change will make it harder to correlate a SCSI error
message to an fnic driver instance.

If you absolutely need an instance number I suggest you add it as an
orthogonal value instead replacing the host. Also, we typically use an
idr for enumerating things like this.

-- 
Martin K. Petersen	Oracle Linux Engineering