Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1750953AbWBBMYO (ORCPT ); Thu, 2 Feb 2006 07:24:14 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1750954AbWBBMYO (ORCPT ); Thu, 2 Feb 2006 07:24:14 -0500 Received: from mail.gmx.net ([213.165.64.21]:39362 "HELO mail.gmx.net") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S1750949AbWBBMYN (ORCPT ); Thu, 2 Feb 2006 07:24:13 -0500 X-Authenticated: #428038 Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2006 13:24:03 +0100 From: Matthias Andree To: Joerg Schilling Cc: Linux-Kernel mailing list Subject: Re: CD writing in future Linux (stirring up a hornets' nest) Message-ID: <20060202122403.GA15507@merlin.emma.line.org> Mail-Followup-To: Joerg Schilling , Linux-Kernel mailing list References: <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> <1138710764.17338.47.camel@juerg-t40p.bitron.ch> <43DF6812.nail3B44TLQOP@burner> <20060202062840.GI5501@mail> <43E1EA35.nail4R02QCGIW@burner> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <43E1EA35.nail4R02QCGIW@burner> X-PGP-Key: http://home.pages.de/~mandree/keys/GPGKEY.asc User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11 X-Y-GMX-Trusted: 0 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1098 Lines: 29 Joerg Schilling schrieb am 2006-02-02: > Jim Crilly wrote: > > > Every other method to access those devices uses the device name, i.e. > > mount, fsck, etc, so why should cdrecord be different? > > inadequateness on Linux did force libscg to go this way. > > The current method used by libscg is well established since 10 years. > > Now Linux likes to confuse people by trying to enforce a completely > incompatible access method. > > Note that I need to avoid unneeded efforts and for this reason, I need to wait > 5 years until is is forseable that a recent incompatible change in Linux will > survive long enough to spent time on it. It is incompatible? Looks like the code is already implemented and ATA: is in the regular device name space (where RSCSI and the other options reside as well). -- Matthias Andree - 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/