Re: Common removable media interface?

[Jens Axboe <axboe@suse.de>]

On Tue, Dec 18 2001, Joe Krahn wrote:
> I think Linux could use a common removable
> media interface, sort of like cdrom.c adds
> a common interface to all CD/DVD. But, cdrom.c
> does such a good job, it almost seems like the
> thing to do is to just add acces to other
> devices to cdrom.c, and maybe rename it to
> media.c. Other media includes IDE floppies,
> regular floppies (if they live much longer),
> solid state media. Maybe even include some
> access to all media (not to replace the real
> drivers) like tapes, non-removable disks, etc.
> 
> Is anyone working on or thinking about
> such a thing?
> Do other people think this would be useful?
> Would it be 'bad' to just add IDE floppy
> access (not well developed) to cdrom.c,
> (which is already mislabelled now that it
> handles DVD)?

Stuff like this belongs in user space, no need to bloat the kernel with
it.

-- 
Jens Axboe