Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1755444AbXFOOnb (ORCPT ); Fri, 15 Jun 2007 10:43:31 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1753596AbXFOOnJ (ORCPT ); Fri, 15 Jun 2007 10:43:09 -0400 Received: from vervifontaine.sonytel.be ([80.88.33.193]:51163 "EHLO vervifontaine.sonycom.com" rhost-flags-OK-FAIL-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753373AbXFOOnI (ORCPT ); Fri, 15 Jun 2007 10:43:08 -0400 Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2007 16:43:05 +0200 (CEST) From: Geert Uytterhoeven To: David Woodhouse cc: Jens Axboe , "James E.J. Bottomley" , linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org, Paul Mackerras Subject: Re: [patch 4/6] ps3: Disk Storage Driver In-Reply-To: <1181918159.25228.543.camel@pmac.infradead.org> Message-ID: References: <20070615113919.142332000@pademelon.sonytel.be> <20070615120848.352093000@pademelon.sonytel.be> <1181918159.25228.543.camel@pmac.infradead.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: MULTIPART/MIXED; BOUNDARY="-584337861-1219061913-1181918585=:8248" Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1716 Lines: 44 This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. ---584337861-1219061913-1181918585=:8248 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT On Fri, 15 Jun 2007, David Woodhouse wrote: > On Fri, 2007-06-15 at 13:39 +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote: > > Add a Disk Storage Driver for the PS3: > > - Implemented as a block device driver with a dynamic major > > - Disk names (and partitions) are of the format ps3d%c(%u) > > - Uses software scatter-gather with a 64 KiB bounce buffer as the hypervisor > > doesn't support scatter-gather > > Any particular reason why this is done as a separate block device driver > rather than as SCSI? Because no new fake SCSI drivers are accepted anymore. With kind regards, Geert Uytterhoeven Software Architect Sony Network and Software Technology Center Europe The Corporate Village · Da Vincilaan 7-D1 · B-1935 Zaventem · Belgium Phone: +32 (0)2 700 8453 Fax: +32 (0)2 700 8622 E-mail: Geert.Uytterhoeven@sonycom.com Internet: http://www.sony-europe.com/ Sony Network and Software Technology Center Europe A division of Sony Service Centre (Europe) N.V. Registered office: Technologielaan 7 · B-1840 Londerzeel · Belgium VAT BE 0413.825.160 · RPR Brussels Fortis Bank Zaventem · Swift GEBABEBB08A · IBAN BE39001382358619 ---584337861-1219061913-1181918585=:8248-- - 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/