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Re: Move sys/scsi -> sys/dev/scsipi

This is a discussion on Re: Move sys/scsi -> sys/dev/scsipi within the mailing.openbsd.tech forums, part of the OpenBSD category; --> On Mon, Mar 19, 2007 at 12:11:43AM -0400, Daniel Dickman wrote: > Not sure if this is useful or ...


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Old 02-18-2008, 09:15 AM
Kenneth R Westerback
 
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Default Re: Move sys/scsi -> sys/dev/scsipi

On Mon, Mar 19, 2007 at 12:11:43AM -0400, Daniel Dickman wrote:
> Not sure if this is useful or not, but this patch moves sys/scsi to
> sys/dev/scsipi. The rationale for doing this are as follows:
>
> 1) sys/dev/ is a more logical place for this code.
> 2) This patch allows us to remove 3 instances of "#ifdef __OpenBSD__"
> 3) This patch puts the code in the same place as NetBSD.
>
> The attached patch fixes up all references to sys/scsi to point to
> sys/dev/scsipi. After applying the patch, the contents of sys/scsi
> need to be moved to sys/dev/scsipi
>
> Daniel
>
> [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type application/octet-stream which had a name of move_scsi_dir.patch]
>


NetBSD's scsipi is radically different from our 'traditional' scsi.
Putting ours in the same place without trying to implement the new
midlayer extensions would, in my mind, simply confuse people.

..... Ken

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