On 02/23/2010 05:08 PM, Stefan Richter wrote:
René Bolldorf wrote:
(I'm not sure whether the maintainers are going to accept that change
this time around, but anyway:)
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/Kconfig b/drivers/scsi/Kconfig
index 9191d1e..b785703 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/scsi/Kconfig
@@ -258,21 +258,22 @@ config SCSI_SCAN_ASYNC
or async on the kernel's command line.
config SCSI_WAIT_SCAN
- tristate # No prompt here, this is an invisible symbol.
+ tristate "SCSI Wait Scan"
default m
depends on SCSI
+ depends on SCSI_SCAN_ASYNC
depends on MODULES
[...]
+ depends on BLK_DEV_INITRD
There needs to be an additional "depends on m" now that you made it
visible, so that it cannot be set to y.
+ help
+ scsi_wait_scan is a loadable module which waits 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 buses before allowing the boot to
+ proceed.
[...]
+ People that use a initramfs should say Y or M.
They "...should say M." actually.
Ok, updated. thx
I hope someone pick it up, because it's damn that the module will be
built even with no initramfs support.
==================================================================
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/Kconfig b/drivers/scsi/Kconfig
index 9191d1e..1cb07da 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/scsi/Kconfig
@@ -258,21 +258,23 @@ config SCSI_SCAN_ASYNC
or async on the kernel's command line.
config SCSI_WAIT_SCAN
- tristate # No prompt here, this is an invisible symbol.
+ tristate "SCSI Wait Scan"
default m
+ depends on m
depends on SCSI
+ depends on SCSI_SCAN_ASYNC
depends on MODULES
-# scsi_wait_scan is a loadable module which waits 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 buses before allowing the boot to
-# proceed. (This method is not applicable if targets boot independently in
-# parallel with the initiator, or with transports with
non-deterministic target
-# discovery schemes, or if a transport driver does not support
scsi_wait_scan.)
-#
-# This symbol is not exposed as a prompt because little is to be gained by
-# disabling it, whereas people who accidentally switch it off may
wonder why
-# their mkinitrd gets into trouble.
+ depends on BLK_DEV_INITRD
+ help
+ scsi_wait_scan is a loadable module which waits 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 buses before allowing the boot to
+ proceed. (This method is not applicable if targets boot
independently in
+ parallel with the initiator, or with transports with
non-deterministic target
+ discovery schemes, or if a transport driver does not support
scsi_wait_scan.)
+
+ People that use a initramfs should say M here.
menu "SCSI Transports"
depends on SCSI
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