Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 1 Feb 2006 00:07:10 -0500 | From | Albert Cahalan <> | Subject | Re: CD writing in future Linux (stirring up a hornets' nest) |
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On 1/31/06, Paul Jakma <paul@clubi.ie> wrote: > On Tue, 31 Jan 2006, Joerg Schilling wrote: > > > What Linux does is to artificially prevent this view to been seen > > from outside the Linux kernel, or to avoid integrating a particular > > device into a unique SCSI driver system although it would be > > apropriate. > > So let's get this straight: Linux is artificially limiting userspace > from viewing devices in terms of parallel SCSI address (B/T/L) > because it does not create such B/T/L addresses, ones which would > hence be *artificial* themselves, for non-parallel-SCSI devices?
There is a slim chance that Joerg might really believe that Linux has an internal B/T/L view of everything. That would be odd to us of course. He has clearly been spending time with the Solaris kernel. If his only kernel experience comes from systems that do make up a phony B/T/L view, then he might just assume that all operating systems are designed this way.
For Joerg's reference, open() goes like this:
1. the /dev name 2. the inode 3. the device number 4. pointers to structs full of function pointers
Nowhere is it in B/T/L form. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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