Re: [PATCH] add transport class symlink to device object

[Luben Tuikov <luben_tuikov@adaptec.com>]

On 08/15/05 21:08, James Bottomley wrote:
>>Think if SCSI used this same style of representation. For example,
>>if there was no scsi target device entity, but class entities did
>>exist and they just pointed back to the scsi host device entry.
> 
> 
> Yes, it's theoretically possible to have had SCSI do this.  We didn't do
> it at the time because class_devices didn't exist when the SCSI tree was
> first put together.  It would, however, have rather put the mockers on
> doing transport classes since class devices can't point at other class
> devices.

Well, so be it.

All in all, I'd like to point out that James S has a very good
and valid point, as anyone trained in SCSI protocols can see.

>>My vote is to make the multiplexor instantiate each serial line
>>as a separate device.
> 
> That's a choice that's up to the maintainer of the serial driver ...

I think James S, was making a point of concept.  Maybe SCSI Core can
learn from this?

	Luben
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