Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 11:50:02 +1100
To: Joerg Schilling <schilling@fokus.fraunhofer.de>, mj@ucw.cz,
       peter.read@gmail.com, matthias.andree@gmx.de,
       linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, jim@why.dont.jablowme.net,
       jengelh@linux01.gwdg.de
Subject: Re: CD writing in future Linux (stirring up a hornets' nest)
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On Fri, Feb 10, 2006 at 12:49:30PM +0100, DervishD wrote:
>     Hi Joerg :)
>=20
>  * Joerg Schilling <schilling@fokus.fraunhofer.de> dixit:
> > Martin Mares <mj@ucw.cz> wrote:
> > > > This is why the mapping engine is in the Linux adoption part of
> > > > libscg. It maps the non-stable device <-> /dev/sg* relation to a
> > > > stable b,t,l address.
> > >
> > > Nonsense. The b,t,l addresses are NOT stable (at least for transports
> >=20
> > Dou you like to verify that you have no clue on SCSI?
>=20
>     My system is clueless, too! If I write a CD before plugging my
> USB storage device, my CD writer is on 0,0,0. If I plug my USB
> storage device *before* doing any access, my cdwriter is on 1,0,0.
> Pretty stable.

Had exactly the same problem with firewire and usb devices, depending on
the order of the loading of the kernel modules it all changes!

>=20
>     But of course, I could made all of the above stable by using
> udev. But then the /dev/sg mapping will be stable, too. I can't see
> why the three random numbers are more stable than /dev/sg. By the
> way, I don't have any SCSI host adapter in my system.
>=20
>     And please, Joerg, be more respectful when answering. It doesn't
> cost money and people will likely respect you, too.
>=20
>     Ra?l N??ez de Arenas Coronado
>=20
> --=20
> Linux Registered User 88736 | http://www.dervishd.net
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> It's my PC and I'll cry if I want to... RAmen!
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