Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S932100AbWBBQMW (ORCPT ); Thu, 2 Feb 2006 11:12:22 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S932101AbWBBQMW (ORCPT ); Thu, 2 Feb 2006 11:12:22 -0500 Received: from linux01.gwdg.de ([134.76.13.21]:64235 "EHLO linux01.gwdg.de") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932099AbWBBQMV (ORCPT ); Thu, 2 Feb 2006 11:12:21 -0500 Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2006 17:12:03 +0100 (MET) From: Jan Engelhardt To: Joerg Schilling cc: bzolnier@gmail.com, 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: <43E1D5AD.nail4MI2R8NR2@burner> 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> <43E1D5AD.nail4MI2R8NR2@burner> 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: 1464 Lines: 49 >> 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? > >CONFIG_SCSI??? > What else? >Why not using fully dynamical loadable kernel modules as done with Solaris Do you think I have scsi built-in? Not at all. lsmod:: sg 20120 0 sd_mod 12304 0 usb_storage 73408 0 usbcore 108256 5 uhci_hcd,ohci_hcd,ehci_hcd,usb_storage scsi_mod 103496 3 sg,sd_mod,usb_storage /proc/config.gz: CONFIG_SCSI=m CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SD=m # CONFIG_CHR_DEV_ST is not set # CONFIG_CHR_DEV_OSST is not set CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SR=m # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SR_VENDOR is not set CONFIG_CHR_DEV_SG=m CONFIG_CHR_DEV_SCH=m CONFIG_SCSI_CONSTANTS=y that's about all. >since 1992? Since that time nobody cares because what you need is auto-loaded >on demand and there is absolutely no need for a manual configuration. Jan Engelhardt -- | Software Engineer and Linux/Unix Network Administrator | Alphagate Systems, http://alphagate.hopto.org/ | jengelh's site, http://jengelh.hopto.org/ - 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/