Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751194AbWAYUQq (ORCPT ); Wed, 25 Jan 2006 15:16:46 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751201AbWAYUQq (ORCPT ); Wed, 25 Jan 2006 15:16:46 -0500 Received: from mustang.oldcity.dca.net ([216.158.38.3]:9447 "HELO mustang.oldcity.dca.net") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S1751194AbWAYUQq (ORCPT ); Wed, 25 Jan 2006 15:16:46 -0500 Subject: Re: CD writing in future Linux (stirring up a hornets' nest) (was: Rationale for RLIMIT_MEMLOCK?) From: Lee Revell To: Joerg Schilling Cc: jengelh@linux01.gwdg.de, axboe@suse.de, matthias.andree@gmx.de, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <43D7AE00.nailDFJ61L10Z@burner> References: <20060123165415.GA32178@merlin.emma.line.org> <1138035602.2977.54.camel@laptopd505.fenrus.org> <20060123180106.GA4879@merlin.emma.line.org> <1138039993.2977.62.camel@laptopd505.fenrus.org> <20060123185549.GA15985@merlin.emma.line.org> <43D530CC.nailC4Y11KE7A@burner> <1138048255.21481.15.camel@mindpipe> <20060123212119.GI1820@merlin.emma.line.org> <43D78585.nailD7855YVBX@burner> <20060125142155.GW4212@suse.de> <43D7AE00.nailDFJ61L10Z@burner> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 15:16:43 -0500 Message-Id: <1138220203.3087.12.camel@mindpipe> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.5.4 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1085 Lines: 31 On Wed, 2006-01-25 at 17:57 +0100, Joerg Schilling wrote: > Jan Engelhardt wrote: > > > > > >> And if you check the amount of completely unneeded code Linux currently has > > >> just to implement e.g. SG_IO in /dev/hd*, it could even _save_ space in the > > >> kernel when converting to a clean SCSI based design. > > > > > >Please point me at that huge amount of code. Hint: there is none. > > > > I'm getting a grin: > > > > 15:46 takeshi:../drivers/ide > find . -type f -print0 | xargs -0 grep SG_IO > > (no results) > > > > Looks like it's already non-redundant :) > > everything in drivers/block/scsi_ioctl.c is duplicate code and I am sure I > would find more if I take some time.... PLEASE don't cc: me on this asinine thread anymore. Argh, I KNEW this would end with the same exact flame war. Lee - 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/