Re: [PATCH] scsi: sd: support specify probe type of build-in driver

[Bart Van Assche]

On 6/7/23 19:51, Jianlin Lv wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 8, 2023 at 1:07 AM Bart Van Assche <bvanassche@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On 6/7/23 08:55, Jianlin Lv wrote:
> > I see two possible solutions:
> > - Change the volume provisioner such that it uses disk references that do
> >     not depend on the probing order, e.g. /dev/disk/by-id/...
>
> Yes, The "/dev/disk/by-id/" can uniquely identify SCSI devices. However,
> I don't think it is suitable for the volume provisioner workflow.
> For nodes of the same SKU , a unified YAML file will be defined to instruct
> the volume provisioner on how to manage the local disks.
> If use WWID, it would mean that a unique YAML file needs to be defined
> for each node. This approach becomes impractical when dealing with a large
> number of work nodes.
Please consider using the paths available in /dev/disk/by-path.

Thanks,

Bart.