I notice a few inconsistencies in the dynamic attach/detach
stuff through /proc/dasd/devices, and I'm wondering if this
is going to be changed or that it stays like this.

- there appears to be only a way to *add* devices to the
  range of addresses the dasd driver likes. I think you want
  to remove them too in case you need those addresses
  again. it would also make you run out of minor numbers
  when you don't want to re-use old addresses.

- the address apparently can be either 0x0192 or 0192
  and I think that might cause confusion (some places in
  that are report plain 4 digits and some do 0x style

- the 'set nnn off' appears to work more like 'flush' since
  it does not prevent the dasd driver from picking up that
  device at a machine check. I think 'off' should mean not
  to catch the machine check, unless you set it 'on' again.

Any comments?

Rob

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