Re: Parallel ATA with libata status with the patches I'm working on

Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz
2005-11-03T15:48:48Z

On 11/3/05, David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net> wrote:
> From: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@gmail.com>
> Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2005 16:02:45 +0100
>
> > IMO porting/rewriting host-drivers to libata now is just
> > counter-productive waste of time...
>
> This would be an interesting opinion if you were asked for it.
> But you were not, yet you keep stating it, therefore you must
> feel threatened in some way.

I'm worried about crap being pushed into libata, that's all.

Besides does current situation of ALSA and OSS bring any bells?

> I have to admit that your handling of Alan's desire to do this work
> makes you look very non-transparent as the IDE layer maintainer.

By reading linux-ide ML you will see that actually
I help in development of libata PATA support.

> What do you care if Alan converts all the drivers with his own time
> and effort? If it's a waste of time, it's his time, which he can

Are you familiar with background discussions before Alan started
this work? Never explained FUD about current state of drivers/ide,
personal attacks and replying to eny post relating to IDE with either
FUD or "IDE driver is going away"...

Alan plays dirty game and don't say me that this doesn't influnce
my work...

> spend in any way he so chooses. You've already stated that you think
> it's a waste of time on at least 2 or 3 occaisions, so I think he and
> everyone else gets your point and you don't need to restate this over
> and over again.

OK, I'll shut up now.

Bartlomiej (no more mr nice guy)