On Wed, 2007-05-16 at 16:43 +0200, Stefan Richter wrote:
> I wrote:
> > --- linux-2.6.22-rc1.orig/drivers/scsi/Kconfig
> > +++ linux-2.6.22-rc1/drivers/scsi/Kconfig
> > @@ -241,11 +241,19 @@ config SCSI_SCAN_ASYNC
> > You can override this choice by specifying "scsi_mod.scan=sync"
> > or async on the kernel's command line.
> >
> > -config SCSI_WAIT_SCAN
> > +config SCSI_WAIT_SCAN_NO_Y
> > tristate
> > default m
> > - depends on SCSI
> > - depends on MODULES
>
> SCSI_WAIT_SCAN_NO_Y is unnecessary, as Randy Dunlap pointed out in "Re:
> How to force Kconfig tristate into range n..m?".
> http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/5/15/320
>
> > +
> > +config SCSI_WAIT_SCAN
> > + tristate "Pseudo driver which waits for SCSI scanning to finish"
> > + depends on MODULES && SCSI && SCSI_WAIT_SCAN_NO_Y
>
> depends on SCSI && m
>
> > + help
> > + When loaded, this module will do nothing else than wait for
> > + SCSI low-level drivers to finish asynchronous scanning.
> > + The module will be called scsi_wait_scan.
>
> There should be explained that it is the command "modprobe
> scsi_wait_scan" which is doing the waiting, and that this is useful or
> required in initrds.
>
> > + Most people can say n here.
>
> This sentence should probably be omitted, as it may be wrong in the
> future and unsafe already now.
>
> I will resend an updated patch.
Please don't bother ... I really want a more considered way of fixing
this. If everyone decides the best way is exposing this to the user,
then this is the way to do it ... however, I still don't consider this
argument made out yet.
James
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/Kconfig b/drivers/scsi/Kconfig
index d28c14e..a6b95cd 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/scsi/Kconfig
@@ -242,10 +242,14 @@ config SCSI_SCAN_ASYNC
or async on the kernel's command line.
config SCSI_WAIT_SCAN
- tristate
- default m
+ tristate "Build Scan Wait Module"
+ depends on m
depends on SCSI
depends on MODULES
+ help
+ The wait scan module builds a module which is used by
+ initramdisk boots to wait for scans to complete after
+ all SCSI modules have been loaded. If unsure, say M here
menu "SCSI Transports"
depends on SCSI
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