Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1750877AbWBJAcu (ORCPT ); Thu, 9 Feb 2006 19:32:50 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1750880AbWBJAct (ORCPT ); Thu, 9 Feb 2006 19:32:49 -0500 Received: from animx.eu.org ([216.98.75.249]:44431 "EHLO animx.eu.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750877AbWBJAcs (ORCPT ); Thu, 9 Feb 2006 19:32:48 -0500 Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2006 19:36:14 -0500 From: Wakko Warner To: Alex Davis Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Let's get rid of ide-scsi Message-ID: <20060210003614.GA26114@animx.eu.org> Mail-Followup-To: Alex Davis , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org References: <20060210002148.37683.qmail@web50201.mail.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20060210002148.37683.qmail@web50201.mail.yahoo.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6+20040907i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1429 Lines: 39 Alex Davis wrote: > I think we should get rid of ide-scsi. > > Reasons: > 1) It's broken. > 2) It's unmaintained. > 3) It's unneeded. > > I'll submit a patch if people agree. > > I code, therefore I am I personally do not agree with this. I worked on at boot disk(floppy) which contained the kernel and modules to find a cdrom (or usb disk) and use it as my 2nd stage. If I had to use ide-cd, I would not beable to do my first stage loader on a single floppy (I support ide and scsi cdroms via sr-mod). ide-cd.ko is > than sr-mod.ko + ide-scsi.ko I am aware that scsi_mod.ko is larger than those 3 combined and I still need it regardless for usb. My personal vote would be to drop the entire ide subsystem which would thus drop ide-scsi. The SCSI layer has been a general block device layer for more than true scsi devices. USB, Firewire, and SATA use the scsi layer. And as I understand it, libata is starting to handle PATA devices. Once it can handle PATA fine, the ide code would pretty much be useless. I am also against the seperate USB block layer, I personally saw no use in it. -- Lab tests show that use of micro$oft causes cancer in lab animals Got Gas??? - 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/