Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261376AbVE3Krn (ORCPT ); Mon, 30 May 2005 06:47:43 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261386AbVE3Krn (ORCPT ); Mon, 30 May 2005 06:47:43 -0400 Received: from smtp08.web.de ([217.72.192.226]:40664 "EHLO smtp08.web.de") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261376AbVE3Kr3 (ORCPT ); Mon, 30 May 2005 06:47:29 -0400 To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: OT] Joerg Schilling flames Linux on his Blog X-Face: 8omYku?tAexGd1v,5cQg?N#5RsX"8\+(X=8o[ Ve)k4kR)7DN3VM-`_LiF(jfij'tPzNFf|MK|vL%Z9_#[ssfD[=mFaBy]?VV0&vLi09Jx*:)CVQJ*e3 Oyv%0J(}_6 <4295005F.nail2KW319F89@burner> <8E909B69-1F19-4520-B162-B811E288B647@mac.com> <4296EADA.nail3L111R0J3@burner> <429AD7ED.nail4ZG1B42TI@burner> From: Markus Plail Date: Mon, 30 May 2005 12:47:25 +0200 In-Reply-To: <429AD7ED.nail4ZG1B42TI@burner> (Joerg Schilling's message of "Mon, 30 May 2005 11:07:57 +0200") Message-ID: <87ekbpat36.fsf@plailis.daheim.bs> User-Agent: Gnus/5.1007 (Gnus v5.10.7) Emacs/21.4 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1624 Lines: 43 Joerg Schilling writes: > Dmitry Torokhov wrote: > >> > Cdrecord includes the needed features to do what you like, but do >> > not asume that you will be able to force me to make nonportable and >> > Linux specific interfaces a gauge for the design of a portable >> > program. If you read the cdrecord man page, you know that you >> > could happily call cdrecord dev=green_burner..... >> > >> >> No, that static mapping is not good. I have an external enclosure >> that does firewire and USB. I want to be able to use "sony-dvd" to >> access it no matter whether it is onnected to USB bus or Firewire and >> whether there are other devices (disks) on USB or firewire. It is >> possible to do with udev creating a link to /dev/sony-dvd. > > I am not sure what you like to do..... He wants to be able to access his dvd recorder via dev=/sony-dvd. And it should not matter how it is connected (USB/firewire). > But what you claim is simply impossible. No it is not. > As you started to introduce the allegory with the colors, let me make > an assumption based on your claim: > > - Buy two identical drives and varnish one in red and the other > in green. That is indeed impossible, but as soon as there are two different drives, it is possible with udev and not possible with a static assignment. regards Markus - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/