Subject: Re: new kpi proposal, sysdisk(9)
To: YAMAMOTO Takashi <yamt@mwd.biglobe.ne.jp>
From: Elad Efrat <elad@NetBSD.org>
List: tech-kern
Date: 12/28/2006 19:03:38
YAMAMOTO Takashi wrote:

> do you mean that raidframe doesn't have to involve VOP_OPEN or d_open?

maybe. I didn't really look into it yet.

> 
>> or the interface can simply be changed to take a
>> different parameter.
> 
> which interface are you talking about?

sysdisk(9). it doesn't have to take vp.

> i prefer another argument, but i don't think it is very important.

if it can be passed in mode bits, and we find a way to resolve the issue
for raidframe, we might be able to use it, but that'd probably mean
adding another vnode flag etc.

-e.