Re: Possible bug in SCSI Kconfig

[Matthew Wilcox]

On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 07:30:33PM +0200, Stefan Richter wrote:
>   - scsi_wait_scan is a special method to wait for devices during boot
>     which only works with some hardware types.  More general methods are
>     available and have been in use far longer than scsi_wait_scan
>     exists.  Nobody fundamentally needs scsi_wait_scan, it is only a
>     convenient tool for some users who choose to use it.
>     Special features are traditionally per default off in Kconfig and
>     are supposed to be actively enabled.

What 'general methods' would those be?

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