Messages in this thread | | | From | Daniel Quinlan <> | Subject | Re: name change for cd rom devices | Date | 29 May 1997 00:56:33 -0700 |
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Larry M. Augustin <lma@varesearch.com> wrote:
>> Change "sr" to "scd" since MAKEDEV now creates /dev/scd* devices >> instead of /dev/sr* devices.
Leonard N. Zubkoff <lnz@dandelion.com> writes:
> At least for the moment, the official name of the device is > /dev/sr<N> and the kernel driver is sr.c. The above message should > only be changed if we are going to officially decide that SCSI > CD-ROMs are named /dev/scd<N>. I consider MAKEDEV to be in error, > and any change should be made *there*, not to the kernel.
Changing /dev/scd<N> (which is in far wider use) to /dev/sr<N> would have negative effects on users. It's probably a better name for most people too.
I suggest that we change the message, rename the driver file and module, and live with the sr_ identifiers until they are changed to match.
Dan
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