Correct - the "blacklist" is more about enumeration than a list of "bad" devices.
I've been happily using a Port Multiplier for some time. The only bad thing I can say is that there's a performance penalty, from what I've observed. -marc On 5/25/10, Brandon High <bh...@freaks.com> wrote: > On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 12:36 PM, Brandon High <bh...@freaks.com> wrote: >> Most of the enclosures port multipliers use the 3726. What would you >> recommend as an alternative? > > Nevermind, > http://src.opensolaris.org/source/xref/onnv/onnv-gate/usr/src/uts/common/io/sata/impl/sata.c#1921 > shows a better explanation of what's going on. > > The blacklist doesn't actually prevent the device from being used, it > just sets the number of PMP ports to the proper value based on the > blacklist. So even if it's a blacklisted device, it should still work > but the warning "!Port multiplier is on the blacklist." will show up > in dmesg or /var/adm/messages. > > -B > > -- > Brandon High : bh...@freaks.com > _______________________________________________ > storage-discuss mailing list > storage-discuss@opensolaris.org > http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/storage-discuss > -- Sent from my mobile device _______________________________________________ storage-discuss mailing list storage-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/storage-discuss
