From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Pat LaVarre Subject: Re: [PATCH] get the kernel to warn about deprecated SCSI ioctls Date: 19 Aug 2004 11:06:34 -0600 Sender: linux-scsi-owner@vger.kernel.org Message-ID: <1092935193.3373.5.camel@patlinux.iomegacorp.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from email-out2.iomega.com ([147.178.1.83]:32152 "EHLO email.iomega.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S266813AbUHSRHx (ORCPT ); Thu, 19 Aug 2004 13:07:53 -0400 Received: from royntex01.iomegacorp.com (franklin [10.1.1.83]) by email.iomega.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id ACC4522A3 for ; Thu, 19 Aug 2004 11:07:52 -0600 (MDT) List-Id: linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org To: linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org Yes, please, which SCSI pass thru ioctl should I use in Linux. > SCSI_IOCTL_SEND_COMMAND ... > please convert ... to SG_IO Ouch, I am instead choosing the mostly undocumented ioctl CDROM_SEND_PACKET, opened O_NONBLOCK, because I can't see how else to reach 2.4 Linux /dev/hd$v thru cdrom ide-cd. > SCSI_IOCTL_SEND_COMMAND ... deprecated ... Me the newbie, I missed and I still do not see how I should know this SCSI pass thru ioctl is deprecated, unless we add the printk you suggest. Pat LaVarre http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-scsi&m=109278095826988 http://linux-pel.blog-city.com/read/756175.htm http://linux-pel.blog-city.com/read/771746.htm P.S. I'm resorting to SCSI pass thru for such purposes as toggling the invisible MMC PWP write protect switch found in DVD-RAM discs, Iomega REV discs, etc.