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From: "M.R.Murphy" <mrm@Mole.ORG>
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To: gibbs@freefall.freebsd.org, mrm@mole.mole.org
Subject: Re: SCSI Multiple LUN support - 2.2-960801-SNAP
Cc: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.org, julian@whistle.com, rd@thrush.com
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>
> >There is also some ctrl-A setup stuff in the 2940 that refers to
> >multiple LUN support.
>
> That only affects the BIOS.  It may be recorded in the SEEPROM on the
> card so that FreeBSD could honor it, but I'd rather see it become a 
> userconfig type of option.

With some devices turning on LUN support in the BIOS on a 2940
keeps the system from booting at all.

Sure I can disconnect the device, build the system, turn off the new
default behavior, and continue on my way. No big deal.

However, changing the default behavior from "my multi-lun device
doesn't work, enable it" to "my system doesn't work, take it apart"
might generate some questions.  Questions that are the equivalent
of "my Mach64 doesn't work, the screen goes blank, what should I
do?"

I know that the behavior will be changed when Justin gets some time.
I'll live with it, again, no big deal. But the direction of change
is, I think, ill-considered.

--
Mike Murphy  mrm@Mole.ORG  +1 619 598 5874
Better is the enemy of Good