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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 17:05:08 -0400
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James Bottomley wrote:
> On Mon, 2007-09-17 at 16:57 -0400, Jeff Garzik wrote:
>> 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.
> 
> Of course ... as long as we get to address you as Mr Maintainer ...

I don't claim maintainer, I only claim there are quite a few _users_.

Which is IMO the far more relevant point.

	Jeff