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    DateFri, 30 May 2003 11:33:07 +0200 (CEST)
    FromPascal Schmidt <>
    SubjectRe: capability flag for ATAPI MO (from kernel mailing list)
    On Fri, 30 May 2003, David Wilson wrote:
    
    > Is optical (or CDC_OPTICAL) a good name for this capability?
    > After all, CD CD-R CD-RW DVD DVD+/-R(W) are all optical.
    
    Well, I simply used something similar to ide_optical from IDE code, but
    I agree that it's not optimal.
    
    > That said, a better name does not immediately spring to mind
    > (unless MOPTICAL works for you - magneto-optical seems too long).
    
    I'll see what Jens has to say about the name. CDC_MOPTICAL looks ugly
    to me, and CDC_MO too short. Maybe CDC_MO_DRIVE would work if
    CDC_OPTICAL is not acceptable.
    
    -- 
    Ciao,
    Pascal
    
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