Subject: Re: DSSI update
To: Todd Vierling <tv@wasabisystems.com>
From: Brian Hechinger <wonko@entropy.tmok.com>
List: port-vax
Date: 02/08/2001 09:42:05
Todd Vierling drunkenly mumbled...
> On Thu, 8 Feb 2001, Brian Hechinger wrote:
>
> BSD does not statically assign things by default like this, which is what
> makes this wrong. We will never do this by default, as there's far too many
> possible combinations of controllers to assign statically which one gets
> scsibus0, not to mention sd0.
hmmm, guess i didn't think about that. there's gotta be an solution, i just
know there is!! :)
> Note that I'm not arguing against a locator-based scheme, just indicating
> why engineering it into our current device model will not work.
finally. this is what i need to know in order to stop being an ass about this.
you are the first person who hasn't spewed out religious rhetoric at me when i
ask this question.
-brian