Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 16 May 2001 15:13:58 -0700 | From | "H. Peter Anvin" <> | Subject | Re: LANANA: To Pending Device Number Registrants |
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Ingo Oeser wrote: > > We do this already with ide-scsi. A device is visible as /dev/hda > and /dev/sda at the same time. Or think IDE-CDRW: /dev/hda, > /dev/sr0 and /dev/sg0. > > All at the same time. >
... and if you don't know about this funny aliasing, you get screwed. This is BAD DESIGN, once again.
> It is perfectly normal to export different interfaces for the > same device. This is basically, what subfunctions on PCI do: Same > device with different interfaces. > > Just that we do it through a driver with ide and through the > hardware with a multi function PCI card. > > Applications don't care about devices. They care about entities > that have capabilities and programming interfaces. What they > _really_ are and if this is only emulated is not important. > > Sorry, I don't see your point here :-( >
That seems to be a common theme with you.
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