From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 16 Jan 2001 11:56:20 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 16 Jan 2001 11:56:10 -0500 Received: from mail2.megatrends.com ([155.229.80.11]:56080 "EHLO mail2.megatrends.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Tue, 16 Jan 2001 11:56:00 -0500 Message-ID: <1355693A51C0D211B55A00105ACCFE64E95193@ATL_MS1> From: Venkatesh Ramamurthy To: "'Douglas Gilbert'" , Venkatesh Ramamurthy Cc: "'linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org'" , "'linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org'" Subject: RE: Linux not adhering to BIOS Drive boot order? Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 11:51:38 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) Content-Type: text/plain Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > The scsi host numbers will be allocated to the HBAs in > the order shown starting at 0. This method does not > distinguish between the two advansys controllers, luckily > swapping their positions on the PCI bus does. [Venkatesh Ramamurthy] Just think an end-user fuguring out this!!!! Asking him to change PCI slots and trying it out. My point is the end user should not worry about all this. All he does is plugs a new different/ same type of card, and gets it going. Why should the linux kernel force the user to change the PCI slots. Will this not make it more user - unfriendly - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/