Re: [ PATCH ] RFC: Search and load drivers automatically from usb-storage media

[Bill Nottingham <notting redhat com>]

Sandeep_K_Shandilya Dell com (Sandeep_K_Shandilya Dell com) said: 
> 2) Automatic mounting of partitions with no way to opt-out can lead to
> problems
> over time
> <sandeep> Do you have any specific areas in the anaconda loader that you
> are referrring to?
> we will anyway unmount the partition after copying the driver updates to
> ramfs.

Imagine trying to search 500 SAN partitions for driver updates.

> 4) What's better about doing this automatically as opposed to actually
> having
> the user specify that "yes, I have a driver disk"
> <Sandeep> Think about it this way, Suppose the drivers with new hardware
> support are placed in a utility partition (OEM will prepare this on the
> system) on an embedded USB storage device, or thinking a little bit more
> into the future the driver may reside on the internet
> Dell is already pursuing this and Dell servers to be released in future
> may have embedded usb-storage with drivers, diagnostics etc...

Right, but what good does embedded usb-storage with drivers do you for
the next OS release a few months later?

Bill