Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S964838AbWA3RiZ (ORCPT ); Mon, 30 Jan 2006 12:38:25 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S964839AbWA3RiY (ORCPT ); Mon, 30 Jan 2006 12:38:24 -0500 Received: from mailhub.fokus.fraunhofer.de ([193.174.154.14]:52642 "EHLO mailhub.fokus.fraunhofer.de") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S964838AbWA3RiY (ORCPT ); Mon, 30 Jan 2006 12:38:24 -0500 From: Joerg Schilling Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 18:37:07 +0100 To: schilling@fokus.fraunhofer.de, matthias.andree@gmx.de Cc: mrmacman_g4@mac.com, matthias.andree@gmx.de, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, jengelh@linux01.gwdg.de, bzolnier@gmail.com, acahalan@gmail.com Subject: Re: CD writing in future Linux try #2 [ was: Re: CD writing in future Linux (stirring up a hornets' nest) ] Message-ID: <43DE4EC3.nail2D51I6BPD@burner> References: <43DCA097.nailGPD11GI11@burner> <20060129112613.GA29356@merlin.emma.line.org> <43DD2A8A.nailGVQ115GOP@burner> <787b0d920601291328k52191977h3778a7c833d640f2@mail.gmail.com> <43DE3A99.nail16ZK1MAWN@burner> <787b0d920601300831j99fae82n5d4a5d94f99baafd@mail.gmail.com> <43DE405D.nail2AM2BPF20@burner> <20060130170813.GG19173@merlin.emma.line.org> <43DE495A.nail2BR211K0O@burner> <20060130173028.GA5452@merlin.emma.line.org> In-Reply-To: <20060130173028.GA5452@merlin.emma.line.org> User-Agent: nail 11.2 8/15/04 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1143 Lines: 32 Matthias Andree wrote: > Joerg Schilling schrieb am 2006-01-30: > > > Let me ask again: > > > > Is there a way to get (or construct) a closed view on the namespace > > for all SCSI devices? > > Of course there is, /dev/sg*. > > But that is not what you're _actually_ asking - you appear to desire a > unified namespace for SCSI + ATAPI + whatever, and the answer to that > was /dev/*. I am only asking for a unique name space for all devices that talk SCSI. And please: read the SCSI Standard on t10.org to learn that ATA is just one of many possible SCSI transports. J?rg -- EMail:joerg@schily.isdn.cs.tu-berlin.de (home) J?rg Schilling D-13353 Berlin js@cs.tu-berlin.de (uni) schilling@fokus.fraunhofer.de (work) Blog: http://schily.blogspot.com/ URL: http://cdrecord.berlios.de/old/private/ ftp://ftp.berlios.de/pub/schily - 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/