Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1030224AbWBCTQX (ORCPT ); Fri, 3 Feb 2006 14:16:23 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1030223AbWBCTQX (ORCPT ); Fri, 3 Feb 2006 14:16:23 -0500 Received: from mailhub.fokus.fraunhofer.de ([193.174.154.14]:40605 "EHLO mailhub.fokus.fraunhofer.de") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1030224AbWBCTQW (ORCPT ); Fri, 3 Feb 2006 14:16:22 -0500 From: Joerg Schilling Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2006 20:15:06 +0100 To: schilling@fokus.fraunhofer.de, jengelh@linux01.gwdg.de Cc: psusi@cfl.rr.com, mrmacman_g4@mac.com, matthias.andree@gmx.de, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, jim@why.dont.jablowme.net, James@superbug.co.uk, j@bitron.ch, acahalan@gmail.com Subject: Re: CD writing in future Linux (stirring up a hornets' nest) Message-ID: <43E3ABBA.nail6AV41818M@burner> References: <43DDFBFF.nail16Z3N3C0M@burner> <1138710764.17338.47.camel@juerg-t40p.bitron.ch> <43DF6812.nail3B44TLQOP@burner> <20060202062840.GI5501@mail> <43E1EA35.nail4R02QCGIW@burner> <20060202161853.GB8833@voodoo> <787b0d920602020917u1e7267c5lbea5f02182e0c952@mai <43E374CF.nail5CAMKAKEV@burner> <43E38084.9040200@cfl.rr.com> <43E38B51.nail5CAZ1GYRE@burner> In-Reply-To: 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: 1274 Lines: 31 Jan Engelhardt wrote: > > > >> You CAN'T have multiple cdrecord processes burning the same disc at the > >> same time; the very idea makes no sense. The O_EXCL just prevents you > >> from trying such foolishness and creating a coaster. > > > >It does not prevent you from creatig a coaster in case you connect e.g. > >two ATAPI writers to the same ATA cable. > > > Apart from transfer speed issues and potential buffer underruns coming > along with that, is there anything technically impossible with writing to > two ATAPI drives at the same time? It depends on what type of drive you use. If you chose a drive that blocks the ATA cable while processing a START/STOP/UNIT, you are out of luck. 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/