Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1422635AbWBAPeQ (ORCPT ); Wed, 1 Feb 2006 10:34:16 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1422632AbWBAPeQ (ORCPT ); Wed, 1 Feb 2006 10:34:16 -0500 Received: from linux01.gwdg.de ([134.76.13.21]:2764 "EHLO linux01.gwdg.de") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1422635AbWBAPeP (ORCPT ); Wed, 1 Feb 2006 10:34:15 -0500 Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006 16:34:10 +0100 (MET) From: Jan Engelhardt To: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz cc: Joerg Schilling , mrmacman_g4@mac.com, matthias.andree@gmx.de, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, James@superbug.co.uk, j@bitron.ch, acahalan@gmail.com Subject: Re: CD writing in future Linux (stirring up a hornets' nest) In-Reply-To: <58cb370e0601310623ic220d27q3bfd4642cd0538fb@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: References: <787b0d920601241858w375a42efnc780f74b5c05e5d0@mail.gmail.com> <8614E822-9ED1-4CB1-B8F0-7571D1A7767E@mac.com> <43D7B1E7.nailDFJ9MUZ5G@burner> <20060125230850.GA2137@merlin.emma.line.org> <43D8C04F.nailE1C2X9KNC@burner> <43DDFBFF.nail16Z3N3C0M@burner> <1138642683.7404.31.camel@juerg-pd.bitron.ch> <43DF3C3A.nail2RF112LAB@burner> <58cb370e0601310410r46210e8dvc66f631f208e9b8d@mail.gmail.com> <43DF678E.nail3B431CUWJ@burner> <58cb370e0601310623ic220d27q3bfd4642cd0538fb@mail.gmail.com> 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: 874 Lines: 26 >> >> This is called integration and it is done by Linux e.g. for 1394 and USB SCSI >> devices. So why not for ATAPI? > >Because we have native drivers which do not require SCSI stack et all. > >* if [ED: it] is very useful if cd-writing can be done with ide-cd and without > SCSI stack (a hack but very useful one) >* you don't need SCSI stack (a lot of code saved!) Which unfortunately leads us back to one of the early questions. If ATAPI is some sort of SCSI [command set] over ATA, and ide-cd can be used without the "Big Bad" SCSI layer (CONFIG_SCSI), don't we have redundant code floating around? Jan Engelhardt -- - 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/