cvs commit: src/sys/cam/scsi scsi_da.c

[Sam Leffler]

mjacob at FreeBSD.org wrote:
> 
> 
>>>           */
>>> -        {T_DIRECT, SIP_MEDIA_REMOVABLE, "*", "MP3 Player*",
>>> +        {T_DIRECT, SIP_MEDIA_REMOVABLE, "EM732X", "MP3 Player*",
>>>          "1.0"}, /*quirks*/ DA_Q_NO_SYNC_CACHE
>>>      },
>>>  };
>>
>> Thanks.
> 
> a) It'd be nice if we could move quirks to some sysctl or hints format
> to get out of this tail chasing business.
> 
> b) We should have a 'scsi_pessimistic' flag that would be used for
> install kernels and as emergency parachutes for people that allows
> people to drive h/w with minimum requirements and functionality.
> 
> 
There are other databases besides quirks that'd be good to make more
flexible.  Wonder if splitting them into modules would be an
improvement?  Not as good as a sysctl or a hint but it would allow
changing a GENERIC kernel w/o rebuilding.

	Sam