Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 28 Mar 2006 11:43:22 +0200 | From | Matthias Andree <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] Move SG_GET_SCSI_ID from sg to scsi |
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Bodo Eggert schrieb am 2006-03-27:
> As I understand, having a /dev/sd0815 corresponding to a /dev/sg4711 is > the root of all evil and idiotic things, and moving all sg functions into > the apropiate place is the sane thing to do. > > This patch is a part of the process, and as soon as all sg functions are > available using /dev/s[dtr]*, the corresponding sg devices should be > deprecated and removed.
Oh, I hear Schilling wailing...
Seriously, at the time such changes are committed, a good manual for how user-space applications are to be upgraded wouldn't hurt, and I am indeed proposing that those familiar with the code should write it - perhaps when porting an existing application to the new interfaces.
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