Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2012 14:17:34 -0700
From: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
To: Ed Cashin <ecashin@coraid.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/7] aoe: make dynamic block minor numbers the default
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On Mon, 1 Oct 2012 19:05:15 -0700
Ed Cashin <ecashin@coraid.com> 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 confining.
> 
> These changes make the dynamic block device minor numbers the
> default, removing the limitations on usable AoE addresses.
> 
> 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 number in sysfs and the
> minor number in a special device file.

Oh.  There we are.

Again, what are the back-(in)compatibility issues which users might
encounter with this?

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