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SubjectRe: [PATCHv2] nvme: Assign subsy instance from first ctrl
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On 9/5/19 6:33 PM, Keith Busch wrote:
> The namespace disk names must be unique for the lifetime of the
> subsystem. This was accomplished by using their parent subsystems'
> instances which were allocated independently from the controllers
> connected to that subsystem. This allowed name prefixes assigned to
> namespaces to match a controller from an unrelated subsystem, and has
> created confusion among users examining device nodes.
>
> Ensure a namespace's subsystem instance never clashes with a controller
> instance of another subsystem by transferring the instance ownership
> to the parent subsystem from the first controller discovered in that
> subsystem.
>
> Reviewed-by: Logan Gunthorpe <logang@deltatee.com>
> Signed-off-by: Keith Busch <kbusch@kernel.org>
> ---
> v1 -> v2:
>
> Changelog: reduce sensationalism, fix spelling
>
> drivers/nvme/host/core.c | 21 ++++++++++-----------
> 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
>
Reviewed-by: Hannes Reinecke <hare@suse.com>

Cheers,

Hannes
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