From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jens Axboe Subject: Re: [PATCH]:Amended:Allow random write for PDT 5 profile 2 Removable Disk Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2004 12:45:07 +0100 Sender: linux-scsi-owner@vger.kernel.org Message-ID: <20040307114507.GJ23525@suse.de> References: <1078593406.2006.4.camel@patibmrh9> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from ns.virtualhost.dk ([195.184.98.160]:4536 "EHLO virtualhost.dk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261813AbUCGLpZ (ORCPT ); Sun, 7 Mar 2004 06:45:25 -0500 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1078593406.2006.4.camel@patibmrh9> List-Id: linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org To: Pat LaVarre Cc: mckellj@iomega.com, linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org On Sat, Mar 06 2004, Pat LaVarre wrote: > > queued it for 2.6.4-pre > > Absent from 2.6.4-rc2, I think. Will most likely have to wait for 2.6.5-pre/rc > Perhaps if I knew what -pre meant that would be no surprise to me. I'm not sure how I can even express that any clearer... > http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-scsi&s=random+write+pdt+5 > does not yet enlighten me further, but I observe lk refusing to let Me > write: > > $ uname -msrv > Linux 2.6.4-rc2 #1 SMP Sat Mar 6 09:58:43 MST 2004 i686 > $ > $ grep CDF_ include/linux/cdrom.h > #define CDF_MRW 0x28 > $ grep -i HWDM include/linux/cdrom.h > $ > $ sudo rrd scan > /dev/scd0 is Iomega RRD 06.3 rw > /dev/hdc is Iomega RRD 06.3 rw > $ > $ sudo dd of=/dev/null if=/dev/scd0 bs=64K seek=0 skip=0 count=1 > 1+0 records in > 1+0 records out > $ sudo dd of=/dev/null if=/dev/hdc bs=64K seek=0 skip=0 count=1 > 1+0 records in > 1+0 records out > $ > $ sudo dd of=/dev/scd0 if=/dev/zero bs=64K seek=0 skip=0 count=1 > dd: opening `/dev/scd0': Read-only file system > $ sudo dd of=/dev/hdc if=/dev/zero bs=64K seek=0 skip=0 count=1 > dd: opening `/dev/hdc': Read-only file system > $ Is there some other point to the above than stating that the required patch hasn't been merged? Feel free to resend. -- Jens Axboe