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    SubjectRe: drivers/block/ub.c
    On Sat, Jun 26, 2004 at 07:08:27PM -0700, Pete Zaitcev wrote:
    > On Sat, 26 Jun 2004 13:12:25 -0700
    > Matthew Dharm <mdharm-kernel@one-eyed-alien.net> wrote:
    >
    > > Would I be correct in the following assessments:
    > > (1) UB only supports direct-access type devices
    > > (2) UB only supports 'transparent scsi' devices
    > > (3) UB only supports 'bulk-only transport' devices
    >
    > Yes, you would. Someone mentioned on usb-storage list that Windows supports
    > two things only without extra drivers: Transparent SCSI over Bulk, and UFI.
    > IIRC, it was Pat. So, I thought maybe to tackle drivers/block/ufi.c later,
    > to share design concept and some libraries with ub. The rest stays with
    > usb-storage. But the real life always introduces corrections to plans, so
    > let's not get too far ahead.

    Do you have a plan for non "direct-access" devices?

    CD-ROMs are common, but tapes exist also.

    Matt

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