Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S932071AbWBMRwG (ORCPT ); Mon, 13 Feb 2006 12:52:06 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S932240AbWBMRwG (ORCPT ); Mon, 13 Feb 2006 12:52:06 -0500 Received: from dsl093-040-174.pdx1.dsl.speakeasy.net ([66.93.40.174]:22181 "EHLO aria.kroah.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932136AbWBMRwE (ORCPT ); Mon, 13 Feb 2006 12:52:04 -0500 Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 09:51:42 -0800 From: Greg KH To: Daniel Barkalow Cc: Bill Davidsen , Nix , Jens Axboe , Joerg Schilling , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: CD writing in future Linux (stirring up a hornets' nest) Message-ID: <20060213175142.GB20952@kroah.com> References: <43D7AF56.nailDFJ882IWI@burner> <20060125181847.b8ca4ceb.grundig@teleline.es> <20060125173127.GR4212@suse.de> <43D7C1DF.1070606@gmx.de> <878xt3rfjc.fsf@amaterasu.srvr.nix> <43ED005F.5060804@tmr.com> <20060210235654.GA22512@kroah.com> <20060213062158.GA2335@kroah.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1230 Lines: 30 On Mon, Feb 13, 2006 at 03:05:49AM -0500, Daniel Barkalow wrote: > On Sun, 12 Feb 2006, Greg KH wrote: > > > On Mon, Feb 13, 2006 at 12:01:48AM -0500, Daniel Barkalow wrote: > > > sysfs doesn't do quite that level of categorization; if it did, cdrom_id > > > would be unnecessary. > > > > What? cdrom_id queries the device directly to get some specific > > information about the device, much like any other type of device query > > (lspci, lsusb, etc.) > > > > And yes, it would be nice if some of that information was also exported > > through sysfs, and as always, patches are gladly accpeted. > > Are there guidelines on having a generic cdrom export information from its > block interface, rather than through its bus? I'm not finding any > documentation of sys/block/, aside from that it exists. That information should go into the device directory, not the sys/block directory (as it referrs to the device attributes, not the block gendev attributes.) thanks, greg k-h - 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/