Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 6 Mar 2002 06:26:58 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 6 Mar 2002 06:26:47 -0500 Received: from swazi.realnet.co.sz ([196.28.7.2]:56291 "HELO netfinity.realnet.co.sz") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Wed, 6 Mar 2002 06:26:36 -0500 Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2002 13:12:14 +0200 (SAST) From: Zwane Mwaikambo X-X-Sender: zwane@netfinity.realnet.co.sz To: Martin Dalecki Cc: benh@kernel.crashing.org, Alan Cox , , Subject: Re: [PATCH] 2.5.6-pre2 IDE cleanup 16 In-Reply-To: <3C85F872.7050306@evision-ventures.com> Message-ID: 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 On Wed, 6 Mar 2002, Martin Dalecki wrote: > 1. Indeed the code quality found there is *excellent* nothing comparable > with the messy crude found currently in linux. I thought you stated that no one else was using something similar? Or were you refererring to the userland accessible ioctls? I believe FreeBSD-CURRENT might also have something in the works. > 2. It convinced me that the current task-file interface in linux > is inadequate. So Alan please bear with me if your CF format > microdrive will have to not wakeup properly for some time... > The current mess will just have to go before something more > adequate can go in. Before removing the current "mess", would it be too much to ask to provide a patches which remove and incorporate your proposed changes? - 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/