From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Matthias Andree Subject: Re: [PATCH] Move SG_GET_SCSI_ID from sg to scsi Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 11:43:22 +0200 Message-ID: <20060328094322.GA345@merlin.emma.line.org> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org To: Bodo Eggert <7eggert@gmx.de> Cc: Linus Torvalds , linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org Bodo Eggert schrieb am 2006-03-27: > As I understand, having a /dev/sd0815 corresponding to a /dev/sg4711 is > the root of all evil and idiotic things, and moving all sg functions into > the apropiate place is the sane thing to do. > > This patch is a part of the process, and as soon as all sg functions are > available using /dev/s[dtr]*, the corresponding sg devices should be > deprecated and removed. Oh, I hear Schilling wailing... Seriously, at the time such changes are committed, a good manual for how user-space applications are to be upgraded wouldn't hurt, and I am indeed proposing that those familiar with the code should write it - perhaps when porting an existing application to the new interfaces. -- Matthias Andree