Re: PATCH: cdrecord: avoiding scsi device numbering for ide devices

Joerg Schilling
2004-08-05T12:58:40Z

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>From: Jens Axboe <axboe@suse.de>

>> Let me give you an advise: consolidate Linux so that is does only need
>> /dev/sg and fix the bugs in ide-scsi instead of constantly inventing new
>> unneeded interfaces.

>That's been the general direction for quite some time, just that SG_IO
>is the preferred method since that works all around. You were the one
>that merged support for the CDROM_SEND_PACKET interface, which has
>_never_ been advertised as a way to burn CDs in Linux. I'd suggest you
>remove that.

Again:

I'd be happy to start a discussion on this topic after the problem
with kernel panic() or general unusability with ide-scsi for PC-card
or PCMCIA connected drives has been fixed for Linux-2.4 and all kernels
outside have been replaced by working ones...

I reported this problem to the end of y2000, this is long time ago.

Jörg

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