Re: [PATCH 4/7] aoe: make dynamic block minor numbers the default

2012-10-02 Thread Ed Cashin
On Oct 2, 2012, at 5:17 PM, Andrew Morton wrote: ... >> The static arrangement is still available with aoe_dyndevs=0, and >> the aoe-stat tool from the userland aoetools package, the user >> space counterpart to the aoe driver, recognizes the case where >> there is a mismatch between the minor num

Re: [PATCH 4/7] aoe: make dynamic block minor numbers the default

2012-10-02 Thread Andrew Morton
On Mon, 1 Oct 2012 19:05:15 -0700 Ed Cashin wrote: > Because udev use is so widespread, making the old static mapping > the default is too conservative, given the severe limitations it > places on usable AoE addresses. Storage virtualization and > larger shelves have made the old limitations too