Re: [PATCH] libata: device suspend/resume

Hannes Reinecke
2005-05-24T07:14:20Z

Jeff Garzik wrote:
> Jens Axboe wrote:
>> On Tue, May 24 2005, Jeff Garzik wrote:
>>> I can describe how this will look when libata is divorced from SCSI,
>>> if you would like, too...
>>
>> I was beginning to dispair you had given up that plan...
>
> hehe, nope. I promised Linus, and I plan to keep my promise :)
>
> I know how to do it. Internally things have been kept as separate as
> possible from the SCSI layer.
>
> Bart even hinted at possibly using libata-without-SCSI for future
> /dev/hdX support. It's certainly doable.
>
AAArgh! No, not again!

We've finally succeeded in convincing everyone that having '/dev/sdX'
instead of '/dev/hdX' was a neccessary step forward.
I think we're getting shot if we now tell them to reverse this _again_.
Can we at least have it optional?

Or are you talking about linux-3.X ?

Cheers,

Hannes
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