Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1750820AbWBIXOy (ORCPT ); Thu, 9 Feb 2006 18:14:54 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1750822AbWBIXOy (ORCPT ); Thu, 9 Feb 2006 18:14:54 -0500 Received: from smtpout.mac.com ([17.250.248.47]:1019 "EHLO smtpout.mac.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750820AbWBIXOx (ORCPT ); Thu, 9 Feb 2006 18:14:53 -0500 In-Reply-To: References: <73d8d0290602060706o75f04c1cx@mail.gmail.com> <43E7680E.2000506@gmx.de> <20060206205437.GA12270@voodoo> <43E89B56.nailA792EWNLG@burner> <20060207183712.GC5341@voodoo> <43E9F1CD.nail2BR11FL52@burner> <20060208162828.GA17534@voodoo> <43EA1D26.nail40E11SL53@burner> <20060208165330.GB17534@voodoo> <43EB0DEB.nail52A1LVGUO@burner> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v746.2) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: <233CD3FF-0017-4A74-BE6A-0487DF3F4EA8@mac.com> Cc: Martin Mares , jim@why.dont.jablowme.net, peter.read@gmail.com, Matthias Andree , LKML Kernel Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Kyle Moffett Subject: Re: CD writing in future Linux (stirring up a hornets' nest) Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2006 18:14:40 -0500 To: Joerg Schilling X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.746.2) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1808 Lines: 45 Joerg Schilling wrote: > - how to use /dev/hd* in order to scan an image from a scanner > - how to use /dev/hd* in order to talk to a printer > - how to use /dev/hd* in order to talk to a jukebox > - how to use /dev/hd* in order to talk to a graphical device Does cdrecord scan images, print files, or talk to SCSI graphical devices? No! Why do you care? And furthermore, why the hell would you try to talk to one of those things via /dev/hd* anyways? They certainly aren't ATA devices (aside from maybe a couple proprietary ATA jukeboxes, but those are likely SCSI anyways). > - how to use /dev/hd* in order to talk to a CPU device Does cdrecord talk to CPU devices? No! Why do you care? BTW: What the hell is a "CPU device" and why the hell would you think you could talk to it through a disk interface, let alone some other random SCSI interface? > - how to use /dev/hd* in order to talk to a tape device Does cdrecord write to ATAPI tapes? Not usually. Why do you care? It's a possible bug in that /dev/hd* doesn't support ATAPI tapes, but nobody uses those anymore anyways (if it matters feel free to submit a bug report and patch). By the way, are you ever actually going to try to point out any _actual_ problems? Cheers, Kyle Moffett -- There are two ways of constructing a software design. One way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies. And the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies. The first method is far more difficult. -- C.A.R. Hoare - 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/