Subject: Re: More verbose SCSI errors...
To: None <current-users@NetBSD.ORG>
From: Christoph Badura <bad@ora.de>
List: current-users
Date: 08/19/1997 20:04:29
mjacob@feral.com (Matthew Jacob) writes:

>>On BSDI the driver logged the sense key and ASC/ASCQ in numeric form.
>>They also have a program that converts and ASC/ASCQ code
>>into the corresponding text.

>Hmm. I sorta like this approach as it keeps kernel bloat from happening,
>is easier to change, etc.. [...]

>What you suggest though, does raise a tough call question. I really
>am torn between taking the BSDI approach (requiring more userland work,
>but that's okay) and getting instant functionality.

Heh. :-)  Maybe just add a comment or file a PR that there should be a
command to do the decoding too.  Or put the table into /usr/share/misc.
-- 
Christoph Badura

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