Re: [PATCH] /proc/scsi/map

Patrick Mochel (mochel@osdl.org)
Mon, 1 Jul 2002 10:45:29 -0700 (PDT)


> > That's why I think a "non-physical" tree (not under $DRIVERFS/root) is more
> > sensible in such cases. Which is not to say it's without additional issues
> > (like how to establish/maintain driver linkages that are DAGs not single
> > parent trees) but it wouldn't require drivers to dig as deeply into lower
> > levels of their stack. (And some network interfaces might well live in
> > such a non-physical tree, not just iSCSI...)
> >
>
> I am in complete agreement, from my little view of where driverfs
> currently stands a non-physical tree is going to have to happen sooner
> or later, why not now?

No. The physical hierarchy in driverfs is meant to be as accurate as
possible. Yes, it's idealistic, and at some point we might have to make a
bit of an exception. But, I refuse to break that model yet.

-pat

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