udev: path_id - add comment about the unrteliable rebase logic
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@@ -236,7 +236,23 @@ static struct udev_device *handle_scsi_default(struct udev_device *parent, char
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if (sscanf(name, "%d:%d:%d:%d", &host, &bus, &target, &lun) != 4)
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return NULL;
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/* rebase host offset to get the local relative number */
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/*
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* Rebase host offset to get the local relative number
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*
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* Note: This is by definition racy, unreliable and too simple.
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* Please do not copy this model anywhere. It's just a left-over
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* from the time we had no idea how things should look like in
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* the end.
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*
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* Making assumptions about a global in-kernel counter and use
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* that to calculate a local offset is a very broken concept. It
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* can only work as long as things are in strict order.
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*
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* The kernel needs to export the instance/port number of a
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* controller directly, without the need for rebase magic like
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* this. Manual driver unbind/bind, parallel hotplug/unplug will
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* get into the way of this "I hope it works" logic.
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*/
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basenum = -1;
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base = strdup(udev_device_get_syspath(hostdev));
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if (base == NULL)
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