Messages in this thread | | | From | Joerg Schilling <> | Date | Thu, 26 Jan 2006 14:53:44 +0100 | Subject | Re: CD writing in future Linux (stirring up a hornets' nest) |
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Matthias Andree <matthias.andree@gmx.de> wrote:
> On Wed, 25 Jan 2006, Albert Cahalan wrote: > > > It's misleading to say that MacOS doesn't allow a file > > descriptor. MacOS has something similar to what Linux > > has, but not in the normal filesystem namespace. You > > specify a name to get a handle. Of course, on MacOS, > > Joerg also uses -scanbus to create nonsense. > > OK, so Jörg created this "nonsense", i. e. a triple of stupid numbers, > and claims he's using them to provide device lists to applications.
More than 2/3 of all current OS use this way of adressing and it is a standard: (CAM).
> Well, in PeeCees, the BIOS presents that list of primary/secondary > master/slave, so there's /some/ point in it. Once hotplug comes into > play, it's all vain though.
Hotplug is only a problem when implemented in a sub-optimal way. Please have a look at Solaris for hot plug support with stable interface names....
Jörg
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