From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 18 Dec 2001 08:43:16 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 18 Dec 2001 08:43:06 -0500 Received: from rdu57-8-218.nc.rr.com ([66.57.8.218]:42368 "EHLO joe.krahn") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Tue, 18 Dec 2001 08:42:56 -0500 Message-ID: <3C1F47D4.8964A190@nc.rr.com> Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2001 08:42:44 -0500 From: Joe Krahn X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.78 [en] (X11; U; Linux 2.4.9-13j1 i686) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Jens Axboe CC: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Common removable media interface? In-Reply-To: <3C1F41D6.43A16F80@nc.rr.com> <20011218142002.C32511@suse.de> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Jens Axboe wrote: > > On Tue, Dec 18 2001, Joe Krahn wrote: > > I think Linux could use a common removable > > media interface, sort of like cdrom.c adds ... > > Stuff like this belongs in user space, no need to bloat the kernel with > it. > > -- > Jens Axboe OK, you are right. Bloat is bad. So, would you say that new drivers should keep ioctls to a bare minimum, much less than cdrom.c, and just provide generic access, like SG_IO/HDIO_DRIVE_CMD, as a general rule from now on? (Sounds OK to me...) Joe Krahn