On Fri, Sep 16, 2005 at 09:14:44AM +0200, Heiko Carstens wrote:
> > > 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?
>
> This interface tells from where the kernel was booted from.
Then why not use /sys/firmware/ipl/ ? That matches the
/sys/firmware/edd usage we currently have on x86 boxes.
> > > +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?
>
> Sure, so I would end up with quite a few files:
That's fine to have.
> always a file which tells the type of ipl e.g. ipl_type and dependent
> on that additionally:
> - in case of ccw ipl:
> just the bus_id of the ipl device (e.g. ipl_bus_id).
> - in case of fcp ipl:
> the bus_id, the wwpn and the fcp_lun all exported via different files.
>
> Does that sound reasonable?
Yes.
thanks,
greg k-h
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