From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Dmitri Katchalov Subject: Re: [usb-storage] Re: [PATCH] fix Sony USB mass storage - pass larger receive buffer Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2003 10:51:23 +1100 Sender: linux-scsi-owner@vger.kernel.org Message-ID: <1068767483.3fb418fb45b65@webmail.netregistry.net> References: <1068766852.2851.155.camel@patrh9> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT Return-path: Received: from webmail.netregistry.net ([203.202.16.21]:12361 "EHLO webmail.netregistry.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261500AbTKMXvh (ORCPT ); Thu, 13 Nov 2003 18:51:37 -0500 In-Reply-To: <1068766852.2851.155.camel@patrh9> List-Id: linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org To: Pat LaVarre Cc: "stern@rowland.harvard.edu" , "mdharm-scsi@one-eyed-alien.net" , "patmans@us.ibm.com" , "james.bottomley@steeleye.com" , "linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org" , "usb-storage@one-eyed-alien.net" , "ronald@kuetemeier.com" , "idan@idanso.dyndns.org" Quoting Pat LaVarre : > > > 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