Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S932092AbWAYSXs (ORCPT ); Wed, 25 Jan 2006 13:23:48 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S932082AbWAYSXs (ORCPT ); Wed, 25 Jan 2006 13:23:48 -0500 Received: from ns.virtualhost.dk ([195.184.98.160]:49161 "EHLO virtualhost.dk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932092AbWAYSXr (ORCPT ); Wed, 25 Jan 2006 13:23:47 -0500 Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 19:25:53 +0100 From: Jens Axboe To: Matthias Andree Cc: grundig@teleline.es, Joerg Schilling , jengelh@linux01.gwdg.de, rlrevell@joe-job.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, acahalan@gmail.com Subject: Re: CD writing in future Linux (stirring up a hornets' nest) Message-ID: <20060125182552.GB4212@suse.de> References: <787b0d920601241923k5cde2bfcs75b89360b8313b5b@mail.gmail.com> <20060125144543.GY4212@suse.de> <20060125153057.GG4212@suse.de> <43D7AF56.nailDFJ882IWI@burner> <20060125181847.b8ca4ceb.grundig@teleline.es> <20060125173127.GR4212@suse.de> <43D7C1DF.1070606@gmx.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <43D7C1DF.1070606@gmx.de> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 741 Lines: 20 On Wed, Jan 25 2006, Matthias Andree wrote: > Jens Axboe wrote: > > > In fact it would be a _lot_ easier to just scan sysfs and do an inquiry > > on potentially useful devices. > > Hm. sysfs, procfs, udev, hotplug, netlink (for IPv6) - this all looks rather > complicated and non-portable. I understand that applications that can just > open every device and send SCSI INQUIRY might want to do that on Linux, too. Certainly, I'm just suggesting a better way to do it on Linux. -- Jens Axboe - 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/