So I'm not the only one :-) Please see this thread: http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/10/22/355 On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 3:11 PM, Bernhard Walle <bwalle@xxxxxxx> wrote: > This patch adds a proper help for SCSI_WAIT_SCAN and allows the module to be > deselected. I see no reason to force it being build. It also makes it > impossible to compile-in the module. > > > Signed-off-by: Bernhard Walle <bwalle@xxxxxxx> > --- > drivers/scsi/Kconfig | 11 ++++++++--- > 1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/drivers/scsi/Kconfig b/drivers/scsi/Kconfig > index 403ecad..42b8355 100644 > --- a/drivers/scsi/Kconfig > +++ b/drivers/scsi/Kconfig > @@ -257,10 +257,15 @@ config SCSI_SCAN_ASYNC > or async on the kernel's command line. > > config SCSI_WAIT_SCAN > - tristate > + tristate "Module to wait until all the async scans are complete" > default m > - depends on SCSI > - depends on MODULES > + depends on SCSI && m > + help > + This is a simple module to wait until all the async scans are > + complete. The idea is to use it in initrd/initramfs scripts. You > + modprobe it after all the modprobes of the root SCSI drivers and it > + will wait until they have all finished scanning their busses before > + allowing the boot to proceed > > menu "SCSI Transports" > depends on SCSI > -- > 1.6.0.2 > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ > -- To unsubscribe from this list: 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
