From: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To: "Cameron, Steve" <Steve.Cameron@hp.com>
Cc: Arjan van de Ven <arjanv@redhat.com>,
Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH] cciss: add passthrough ioctl
Date: 03 Mar 2003 17:48:22 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1046713702.6530.34.camel@irongate.swansea.linux.org.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <45B36A38D959B44CB032DA427A6E10640451336D@cceexc18.americas.cpqcorp.net>
On Mon, 2003-03-03 at 16:17, Cameron, Steve 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")
>
> Arg. Now I wish I didn't already port that code to 10 distributions.
> Please shoot me.
>
> How do you want it done?
I really think it should stay as it is for now. Maybe in 2.7 we need to have
the firmware update argument, but we need to have it about *all* related
drivers and do it once and right.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2003-03-03 16:34 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2003-03-03 16:17 Cameron, Steve
2003-03-03 17:48 ` Alan Cox [this message]
[not found] <200303030506.h2356wM27352@hera.kernel.org>
2003-03-03 10:30 ` Arjan van de Ven
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2003-03-03 3:26 Stephen Cameron
2003-03-03 15:27 ` Arjan van de Ven
2003-03-03 16:55 ` Alan Cox
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