From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jeff Garzik Subject: Re: replace deprecated hosts.h file Date: Sat, 29 May 2004 13:11:45 -0400 Sender: linux-scsi-owner@vger.kernel.org Message-ID: <40B8C451.1080204@pobox.com> References: <20040529142126.GA31365@devserv.devel.redhat.com> <40B8A7FA.8070802@pobox.com> <20040529151431.GD31365@devserv.devel.redhat.com> <40B8B383.4050602@pobox.com> <20040529164056.GH31365@devserv.devel.redhat.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk ([195.92.249.252]:49104 "EHLO www.linux.org.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S265241AbUE2RL7 (ORCPT ); Sat, 29 May 2004 13:11:59 -0400 In-Reply-To: <20040529164056.GH31365@devserv.devel.redhat.com> List-Id: linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org To: Arjan van de Ven Cc: linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org, James Bottomley Arjan van de Ven wrote: > On Sat, May 29, 2004 at 12:00:03PM -0400, Jeff Garzik wrote: > >>Arjan van de Ven wrote: >> >>>On Sat, May 29, 2004 at 11:10:50AM -0400, Jeff Garzik wrote: >>> >>> >>>>Rejected, libata stays with the old headers until 2.7 (when it leaves >>>>scsi). >>> >>> >>>why ? >> >>Because I am actively maintaining the 2.4 version of libata. > > > ... and that involves not fixing 2.6 drivers.... how ? Since you are not the one maintaining libata, you do not have to deal with applying the same patch to 2.4 and 2.6. Every 2.4->2.6 difference in libata increases work I have to do when working on libata. Jeff