Re: [PATCH] aic94xx: Use request_firmware() to provide SAS addressif the adapter lacks one

[Jeff Garzik]

James Smart wrote:
> So, what's the decision - are we only allowing this for physical adapters
> that don't have a name ? or are we allowing it to be more dynamic ?

At a minimum, I think(?) we all agree that current upstream aic94xx 
behavior is nice:  allow the admin to override the WWN manually, even if 
the adapter already has one.

As to the question of request_firmware() versus sysfs, it's IMO largely 
a question of taste -- do you like the "get property" on-demand pull 
model, or a push model that presumes the property must be set before it 
is needed?  And which solution requires the least amount of additional 
userspace machinery in order to be usable?

	Jeff


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