On Thu, 4 May 2006, Ju, Seokmann wrote: > Hi, > > For following reason, I cannot accept/approve this patch. > I'll update further as I get clear. > > Thank you, > > > So it now uses a misc device which I named "megadev0" (the > > name that megarc > > expects), and has a dynamic minor (previoulsy a dynamic major > > was used). > The driver can not change device node name for backward compatibility. > I'm checking with application team inside for further clarification and update here. That is an invalid reason: There was no hardcoded device node previously (it was using a dynamically assigned major). The only tool I know which uses this device is "megarc" from LSI Logic. This tool uses the char device /dev/megaraid0, which will be created correctly when using my patch and udev (the recommended setup for Linux 2.6 systems). I have tested this and it works. User-level applications should not rely on hardcoded device numbers in any case, but should use the correct device from /dev or search for the device they need in sysfs. Thomas - : send the line "unsubscribe linux-scsi" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
