Re: drivers/block/ub.c

[Matthew Dharm <mdharm-kernel@one-eyed-alien.net>]

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On Sat, Jun 26, 2004 at 01:06:45PM -0700, Pete Zaitcev wrote:
> Hi, guys,
> 
> I have drafted up an implementation of a USB storage driver as I wish
> it done (called "ub"). The main goal of the project is to produce a driver
> which never oopses, and above all, never locks up the machine. To this
> point I did all my debugging while running X11 and yapping on IRC. If this
> goal requires to sacrifice performance, so be it. This is how ub differs
> from the usb-storage.
> 
> The current usb-storage works quite well on servers where netdump can
> be brought to bear, but on desktop its debuggability leaves some room
> for improvement. In all other respects, it is superior to ub. Since
> characteristics of usb-storage and ub are different I expect them to
> coexist potentially indefinitely (if ub finds any use at all).

Would I be correct in the following assessments:
(1) UB only supports direct-access type devices
(2) UB only supports 'transparent scsi' devices
(3) UB only supports 'bulk-only transport' devices

Matt

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