190516 – sys-apps/rescan-scsi-bus doesn't work without legacy /proc/scsi with recent kernels

Bug 190516 - sys-apps/rescan-scsi-bus doesn't work without legacy /proc/scsi with recent kernels

Summary: sys-apps/rescan-scsi-bus doesn't work without legacy /proc/scsi with recent k...

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Current packages (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	High normal with 1 vote (vote)
Assignee:	Gentoo's Team for Core System packages

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Reported:	2007-08-28 13:14 UTC by Christian Korff
Modified:	2008-01-15 09:11 UTC (History)
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Description Christian Korff 2007-08-28 13:14:01 UTC

sys-apps/rescan-scsi-bus doesn't work with the obsolete /proc/scsi

# rescan-scsi-bus.sh 
Error: SCSI subsystem not active

A workaround is to turn CONFIG_SCSI_PROC_FS on. I ran into this since the new sys-apps/sg3_utils/sg3_utils-1.24 requires rescan-scsi-bus.
I took a short look at the script. It's hardcoded to check if /proc/scsi is a directory. It looks like it has support for sysfs but still rely on at least this point on /proc/scsi.

So, I beliefe at least we should do a warning in the ebuild. But maybe someone has the time and intrest to really fix this.

Comment 1 Robin Johnson archtester

2008-01-15 09:11:00 UTC

fixed in cvs.