Re: [PATCH] HP iLO driver

[Michael Tokarev]

H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> Altobelli, David wrote:
> > > Wouldn't /dev/hpilo/ccbN be a more appropriate namespace?
> >
> > Yes, that would be more clear.  The code is currently defined to a 
> > maximum of 1 hardware device, but this could change, and the dev path 
> > should probably reflect that.
> >
> > How do you feel about /dev/hpiloX/ccbN, where X is 0, 1, ... 
> > Num_Devices-1?
>
> I'd rather see /dev/hpilo/dXcY, the point being to try to declutter the 
> /dev root.

For a case when there will be only one, or, in very rare theoretical
case, two devices, why bother in the first place?  A subdirectory
containing only one node is more ugly.. ;)

/mjt
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