From: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To: Arjan van de Ven <arjanv@redhat.com>
Cc: Stephen Cameron <steve.cameron@hp.com>,
Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] cciss: add passthrough ioctl
Date: 03 Mar 2003 16:55:11 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1046710511.6530.18.camel@irongate.swansea.linux.org.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20030303152706.C30584@devserv.devel.redhat.com>
On Mon, 2003-03-03 at 15:27, Arjan van de Ven wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 03, 2003 at 09:26:40AM +0600, Stephen Cameron wrote:
> > Because, in order to flash the array controller firmware,
> > it's got to be done that way...
>
> I don't buy this. Sorry. What's against creating a device for this
> controller itself ?
> (And yes, the kernel could use a formal ioctl number for "upgrade firmware")
All the other devices supporting firmware upgrade use ioctls for it. Its one
of those suitably obscure things where you don't care too much about the api
and you certainly don't want to get the wrong device!
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2003-03-03 15:41 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2003-03-03 3:26 Stephen Cameron
2003-03-03 15:27 ` Arjan van de Ven
2003-03-03 16:55 ` Alan Cox [this message]
[not found] <200303030506.h2356wM27352@hera.kernel.org>
2003-03-03 10:30 ` Arjan van de Ven
2003-03-03 16:17 Cameron, Steve
2003-03-03 17:48 ` Alan Cox
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