Re: [usb-storage] Re: [PATCH] fix Sony USB mass storage - pass larger receive buffer

Dmitri Katchalov
2003-11-13T23:51:37Z

Quoting Pat LaVarre <p.lavarre@ieee.org>:

> > > Anybody able to clue me in quickly as to why classifying a device as
> > > writable or not, rather than a disc, can ever be meaningful?
> >
> > The notion makes sense for tape drives as well.
>
> Re write-protect, personally I know only of discs that have
> write-protect tabs.

Memory sticks have write-protect switches on them.

Regards,
Dmitri