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From: Andries.Brouwer@cwi.nl
To: Andries.Brouwer@cwi.nl, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org, pbadari@us.ibm.com
Subject: Re: [patch for playing] Patch to support 4000 disks and maintain backward compatibility
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2003 01:33:29 +0200 (MEST)	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <UTC200304102333.h3ANXTi28340.aeb@smtp.cwi.nl> (raw)

    From: Badari Pulavarty <pbadari@us.ibm.com>

    > Then we don't know which disks have disappeared. Pity.
    > If the number space is infinite then
    >    index = next_index++;
    > gives a new number each time we need one.

    Yes !! I agree. I am not worried about running out them.
    I am more worried about names slipping. I atleast hope
    to see device names not changing by just doing
    rmmod/insmod.

But you see, the present sd_index_bits[] gives no such
guarantee. In sd_detach a bit is cleared, in sd_attach
the first free bit is given out. There is no memory.

Andries

             reply	other threads:[~2003-04-10 23:21 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 29+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2003-04-10 23:33 Andries.Brouwer [this message]
2003-04-10 23:37 ` Badari Pulavarty
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2003-04-13 13:59 Paul McKenney
2003-04-12  1:13 Paul McKenney
2003-04-12 14:14 ` James Bottomley
2003-04-11 21:13 Andries.Brouwer
2003-04-11 19:45 Andries.Brouwer
2003-04-11 20:14 ` James Bottomley
2003-04-11 23:21   ` Joel Becker
2003-04-11 18:07 Andries.Brouwer
2003-04-11 19:12 ` James Bottomley
2003-04-11 11:42 Andries.Brouwer
2003-04-11 14:33 ` James Bottomley
2003-04-11 16:21   ` Badari Pulavarty
2003-04-11  0:13 Andries.Brouwer
2003-04-10 23:53 Andries.Brouwer
2003-04-11  1:09 ` Badari Pulavarty
2003-04-11 10:09   ` Douglas Gilbert
2003-04-11 16:12     ` Badari Pulavarty
2003-04-10 23:09 Andries.Brouwer
2003-04-10 23:16 ` Badari Pulavarty
2003-04-10 22:09 Andries.Brouwer
2003-04-10 22:22 ` Badari Pulavarty
2003-04-10 23:57 ` Roman Zippel
2003-04-10 20:39 Badari Pulavarty
2003-04-10 20:54 ` Randy.Dunlap
2003-04-11  0:08 ` Roman Zippel
2003-04-11  1:25   ` Badari Pulavarty
2003-04-11 15:43     ` Joel Becker

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