Re: [RFC/PATCH] usb-storage: wait for device scanning before mounting root

[Matthew Wilcox]

On Thu, Jun 19, 2008 at 12:52:40PM -0700, Matthew Dharm wrote:
> First, there are usb-storage devices which are USB<->SCSI bridges and
> therefore support multiple target devices.

This is true.

> Second, you would still need multiple hosts when you have more than 15
> target USB devices, anyway.

This isn't true.  Look at topologies like fibre channel which can have
thousands of targets on a single host.

I would suggest that you want one 'channel' per usb endpoint.

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