Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2000 12:13:34 -0700 (PDT) From: Matthew Jacob <mjacob@feral.com> To: "Justin T. Gibbs" <gibbs@plutotech.com> Cc: freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: How much do we need the all-singing, all-dancing devfs? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10007251212470.56819-100000@beppo.feral.com> In-Reply-To: <200007251805.MAA46146@pluto.plutotech.com>
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But there is a fully qualified 128 bit WWN. It's type 6, and it's in page 0x83 of VPD info for Inquiry in SPC2. On Tue, 25 Jul 2000, Justin T. Gibbs wrote: > >So, I think it would be nice if 128 bit WWN could also be handled. > > Well, don't call it a WWN. Call it, perhaps, a "devid". Make the > specification of what exactly a "devid" is flexible so it can be > composed for non-SCSI devices, and you are on the right track. > 128bits may be too small for some types of devices or if you want to > add other information besides the WWN to the "devid". > > "devids" should not be exported through libcam, but through a more > generic interface. > > -- > Justin > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-arch" in the body of the message
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