Re: [PATCH] Add iSCSI iBFT support.

On Wed, Sep 26, 2007 at 02:46:52PM -0400, Konrad Rzeszutek wrote:
> This patch adds a /sysfs/firmware/ibft/table binary blob which exports
> the iSCSI Boot Firmware Table (iBFT) structure. 

Please don't do that.  Binary files are for things that are
"pass-through" only, not anything that the kernel knows the structure
of, or cares about (like PCI config space, or firmware blobs for
devices.)

Just export the individual fields of this table as individual files
please.

thanks,

greg k-h
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