Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1764645AbXEYTgs (ORCPT ); Fri, 25 May 2007 15:36:48 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1753446AbXEYTgl (ORCPT ); Fri, 25 May 2007 15:36:41 -0400 Received: from vervifontaine.sonytel.be ([80.88.33.193]:45467 "EHLO vervifontaine.sonycom.com" rhost-flags-OK-FAIL-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753273AbXEYTgl (ORCPT ); Fri, 25 May 2007 15:36:41 -0400 Date: Fri, 25 May 2007 21:36:39 +0200 (CEST) From: Geert Uytterhoeven To: Arnd Bergmann cc: linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [patch 6/7] ps3: ROM Storage Driver In-Reply-To: <200705251850.30342.arnd@arndb.de> Message-ID: References: <20070525083607.784351000@sonycom.com> <20070525083632.677742000@sonycom.com> <200705251850.30342.arnd@arndb.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1058 Lines: 27 On Fri, 25 May 2007, Arnd Bergmann wrote: > On Friday 25 May 2007, Geert.Uytterhoeven@sonycom.com wrote: > > Add a CD/DVD/BD Storage Driver for the PS3: > > - Implemented as a SCSI device driver > > I assume you tried implementing it as a block device driver, > like you PS3 disk driver does, and failed for some reason. > > What is the problem? Is there infrastructure missing in the > CD-ROM layer? As the CD/DVD/BD part just accepts SCSI/ATAPI commands (except for plain read/write), I was suggested to keep it as a SCSI driver. Gr{oetje,eeting}s, Geert -- Geert Uytterhoeven -- Sony Network and Software Technology Center Europe (NSCE) Geert.Uytterhoeven@sonycom.com ------- The Corporate Village, Da Vincilaan 7-D1 Voice +32-2-7008453 Fax +32-2-7008622 ---------------- B-1935 Zaventem, Belgium - 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/