On Thu, May 17, 2007 at 01:39:54PM -0600, Matthew Wilcox wrote:
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> On Fri, May 18, 2007 at 12:34:40AM +0530, Satyam Sharma wrote:
> > Hmmm, actually those other users could easily write and maintain
> > a 20-line patch that does the wait for async scans thing for them
> > using /proc/scsi/scsi in any case.
> 
> How about the three users who're bothered by this extra module being
> built maintain a one-line patch to Kconfig and leave well enough alone?

The module has an added bonus that it doesn't require any new tools to 
make work.  Doing it via sysfs/procfs means a new rev of whatever tool 
generates the boot initrd, plus fixing up boot scripts.  Loading a module 
can be done via a simple option to the existing boot tools.

		-ben
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