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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 0/2] scsi: enclosure support
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Paolo Bonzini |
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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 0/2] scsi: enclosure support |
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Thu, 3 Aug 2017 17:10:07 +0200 |
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On 03/08/2017 15:26, Hannes Reinecke wrote:
> Hi all,
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> due to a customer issue I've added simple subenclosure support
> to the SCSI emulation. The patch simply converts the current invisible
> LUN0 into an enclosure device; existing setups using LUN0 as disks or
> CD-ROMs will not be affected.
What is the issue exactly? That is, for what is it necessary to have a
dummy enclosure?
I agree with Dan that this need machine type compatibility gunk. For
example, could the new device affect /dev/sgN numbering?
Paolo