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

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:   Wed, 29 Nov 2023 17:26:37 +0000
From:   "Karan Tilak Kumar (kartilak)" <kartilak@...co.com>
To:     "Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>
CC:     "Sesidhar Baddela (sebaddel)" <sebaddel@...co.com>,
        "Arulprabhu Ponnusamy (arulponn)" <arulponn@...co.com>,
        "Dhanraj Jhawar (djhawar)" <djhawar@...co.com>,
        "Gian Carlo Boffa (gcboffa)" <gcboffa@...co.com>,
        "Masa Kai (mkai2)" <mkai2@...co.com>,
        "Satish Kharat (satishkh)" <satishkh@...co.com>,
        "jejb@...ux.ibm.com" <jejb@...ux.ibm.com>,
        "linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org" <linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH v3 02/13] scsi: fnic: Add and use fnic number

On Monday, November 27, 2023 12:18 PM, Karan Tilak Kumar (kartilak) wrote:
>
> On Friday, November 24, 2023 5:22 PM, Martin K. Petersen <martin.petersen@...cle.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > 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.
> >
>
> Thanks for your review and comments, Martin.
>
> I understand the issue. I'll take your suggestion about adding the fnic instance number as an orthogonal value instead of replacing the host number.
> Could you please help me understand what is meant by "idr"? How can I use it?
>

I found it in the Linux documentation.  
I'll make suitable changes and re-submit the patch set as V4.

Regards,
Karan