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From: Douglas Gilbert <dougg@torque.net>
To: Volker Kuhlmann <list0570@paradise.net.nz>
Cc: linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] sg_io_hdr 32 bit binary compatibility on AMD64
Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2006 17:36:33 +1000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <43C9FB81.9010609@torque.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20060115065752.GE12885@paradise.net.nz>

Volker Kuhlmann wrote:
> Same patch but applied to 2.6.15-git10.
> 
> 
>>Purpose of this patch: establish binary compatibility with 32 bit x86 code on
>>AMD64 64 bit kernels, in the use of struct sg_io_hdr via write()/read() calls.
>>Currently this binary compatibility only exists with ioctl().
>>32bit applications which use or are linked with sanei_scsi.c of the SANE project
>>(sane-project.org) need this patch.

Volker,
I haven't looked at the sane scsi code for some time.
What came to mind was whether it would be easier to convert
sanei_scsi.c t use the SG_IO ioctl provided by the sg
driver.

Doug Gilbert

  reply	other threads:[~2006-01-15  7:36 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2006-01-13 22:08 [PATCH] sg_io_hdr 32 bit binary compatibility on AMD64 Volker Kuhlmann
2006-01-15  6:57 ` Volker Kuhlmann
2006-01-15  7:36   ` Douglas Gilbert [this message]
2006-01-15  8:07     ` Volker Kuhlmann

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