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Re: [PATCH] fix disk->id abuse
From: |
Marco Gerards |
Subject: |
Re: [PATCH] fix disk->id abuse |
Date: |
Tue, 02 Sep 2008 15:55:18 +0200 |
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Gnus/5.110006 (No Gnus v0.6) Emacs/21.4 (gnu/linux) |
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>> We could write a macro for ID comparison that would compare both the
>> "driver ID" (disk->dev->id) and "device ID" (disk->id). In this case,
>> we can omit disk->id initialization in the drivers supporting only one
>> device (e.g. memdisk) and only leave it where it's indeed needed for
>> identifying separate devices, thus removing potentially confusing code.
>
> Sounds fine, although what worries me most if the current usage of 'id' in
> scsi.c, which can lead to collision already.
>
> I assume using LUNs is a proper solution for that one?
No, it is not. I think I already said so on IRC?
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Marco