Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 05 Mar 2002 16:42:33 -0500 | From | Jeff Garzik <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] 2.5.6-pre2 IDE cleanup 16 |
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Vojtech Pavlik wrote: > > On Tue, Mar 05, 2002 at 11:37:58AM +0000, Arjan van de Ven wrote: > > Martin Dalecki wrote: > > > > > - Disable configuration of the task file stuff. It is going to go away > > > and will be replaced by a truly abstract interface based on > > > functionality and *not* direct mess-up of hardware. > > > > Can we also expect a patch to remove the scb's from the scsi midlayer > > from you ? > > I mean, if a standard specifies a nice *common* command packet format > > I'd expect the midlayer > > to create such packets. Taskfile is exactly that... why removing it ? > > Note that taskfiles are not being removed from IDE. Just direct (and > parsed and filtered) interface to userspace. Does the scsi midlayer > export the SCBs directly to userspace?
It should.
I think it's a mistake to remove the taskfile interface.
It provides a way for people to directly validate the lowest level IDE interface, without interference from upper layers. It also provides access to userspace for important features that -should not- be in the kernel, like SMART monitoring and security features.
Jeff
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