Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 11:13:16 -0800 From: Sam Leffler <sam@errno.com> To: mjacob@FreeBSD.org Cc: cvs-src@FreeBSD.org, src-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, Nate Lawson <nate@root.org> Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/cam/scsi scsi_da.c Message-ID: <45B65E4C.2050306@errno.com> In-Reply-To: <20070123105009.G41619@ns1.feral.com> References: <20070123173026.E692416A4CD@hub.freebsd.org> <45B65710.4060607@root.org> <20070123105009.G41619@ns1.feral.com>
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mjacob@FreeBSD.org wrote:
>
>
>>> */
>>> - {T_DIRECT, SIP_MEDIA_REMOVABLE, "*", "MP3 Player*",
>>> + {T_DIRECT, SIP_MEDIA_REMOVABLE, "EM732X", "MP3 Player*",
>>> "1.0"}, /*quirks*/ DA_Q_NO_SYNC_CACHE
>>> },
>>> };
>>
>> Thanks.
>
> a) It'd be nice if we could move quirks to some sysctl or hints format
> to get out of this tail chasing business.
>
> b) We should have a 'scsi_pessimistic' flag that would be used for
> install kernels and as emergency parachutes for people that allows
> people to drive h/w with minimum requirements and functionality.
>
>
There are other databases besides quirks that'd be good to make more
flexible. Wonder if splitting them into modules would be an
improvement? Not as good as a sysctl or a hint but it would allow
changing a GENERIC kernel w/o rebuilding.
Sam
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