Re: [patch 6/7] s390: ipl device.

From: Greg KH
Date: Thu Sep 15 2005 - 12:18:00 EST


On Wed, Sep 14, 2005 at 05:55:09PM +0200, Martin Schwidefsky wrote:
> [patch 6/7] s390: ipl device.
>
> From: Heiko Carstens <heiko.carstens@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Export the ipl device settings to userspace via the sysfs:
> * /sys/kernel/ipl_device

What? Why that location? Why not in the proper location for your
device, on your bus?

> Contains a string in on of the following formats:
> 1) "ccw <bus_id>", or 2) "fcp <bus_id>,<wwpn>,<lun>".
> * /sys/kernel/ipl_parameter
> is a binary interface that exports the ipl parameter block for
> scsi ipl. For non-scsi ipl the ipl_paramter is irrelevant.

Again, put this in your device directory, not in /sys/kernel/


> +static ssize_t
> +ipl_device_show(struct subsystem *subsys, char *page)
> +{
> + struct ipl_parameter_block *ipl = IPL_PARMBLOCK_START;
> +
> + if (!IPL_DEVNO_VALID)
> + goto type_unknown;
> + if (!IPL_PARMBLOCK_VALID)
> + goto type_ccw;
> + if (ipl->hdr.header.version > IPL_MAX_SUPPORTED_VERSION)
> + goto type_unknown;
> + if (ipl->fcp.pbt != IPL_TYPE_FCP)
> + goto type_unknown;
> +
> + return sprintf(page, "fcp 0.0.%04x,0x%016llx,0x%016llx\n",
> + ipl->fcp.devno,
> + (unsigned long long) ipl->fcp.wwpn,
> + (unsigned long long) ipl->fcp.lun);
> + type_unknown:
> + return sprintf(page, "unknown\n");
> + type_ccw:
> + return sprintf(page, "ccw 0.0.%04x\n",ipl_devno);

That doesn't look like a "single value" from a single file there. Can't
you break that up into individual files, based on what exactly is
present at the time?

thanks,

greg k-h
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