Re: ConfigFS + Target Mode Engine API discussion

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On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 06:42:46PM -0700, Nicholas A. Bellinger wrote:
> So I am thinking about the following question:  What would be the
> preferred method for calling ct_group_ops->make_group() in order to
> create the $CONFIGFS/target/$FABRIC struct config_item directly from
> target_fabric_configfs_register() call?  From there, the config group
> hanging off $CONFIGFS/target/$FABRIC will be fabric dependent and
> providing their own groups, items, depends, from the passed *fabric_cit.
> How do I "simulate" a mkdir(2) configfs -> make_group() call coming from
> the fabric module itself..?   This would be assuming that both mkdir(2)

	That's precisely what you don't do with configfs.  It's a
defined "not to be done" thing.  So there's no preferred way, there's no
way at all.
	What you want do to is drive this from mkdir().  The
make_group() will look up the sub-module it needs and return the
appropriate item.

Joel


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