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From: Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org>
Subject: Re: [patchset 0/24] Lots of the Accessors patches and !use_sg cleanup
Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2007 16:57:36 -0400
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Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz wrote:
> On Monday 17 September 2007, James Bottomley wrote:
>> Realistically (and I hate myself for saying this) libata-pata does
>> provide a much better alternative for the ATAPI devices.  Is it just
>> time to recognise the inevitable and kill ide-scsi?
> 
> Agreed, libata-pata is a much better version of ide-scsi. ;-)
> 
> If there is general consensus about ide-scsi removal I think that we
> should start with disabling ide-scsi Kconfig entry in 2.6.24 to later
> remove the ide-scsi driver completely in 2.6.25.


Perhaps it is strange to hear me say this, but...

My experience with the IDE driver in the field is that ide-scsi sees a 
fair amount of use, as an intentional replacement for ide-cd and the 
other hand-written ide-$class ATAPI drivers.

I would prefer that ide-scsi stays around as long as ide stays around.

	Jeff