Re: ConfigFS + Target Mode Engine API discussion

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On Wed, 2008-09-10 at 19:13 -0700, Joel Becker wrote:
> 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.
> 

Whew, good thing I asked about this case first..  :-)

Thanks!

--nab

> Joel
> 
> 

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