Messages in this thread | | | From | Joerg Schilling <> | Date | Tue, 24 Aug 2004 17:34:11 +0200 | Subject | Re: PATCH: cdrecord: avoiding scsi device numbering for ide devices |
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Kai Makisara <Kai.Makisara@kolumbus.fi> wrote:
> > BTW: 'mt' should not need to send SCSI comands. THis shoul dbe handled via > > specilized ioctls. > > > There are already ioctls for changing the tape parameters. Christer, there > is no need to introduce tapes into this discussion.
This is my words....
Tape drives have a well known and simple and standardized interface since many years (> 40). There exist ioctl()s to do anything you like.
CD/DVD writing ist still constantly evolving, so you cannot have it in the kernel.
BTW: I am strongly against any list of "safe commands" as this would only make things more complicated. Things that control security should be ket simple.
Jörg
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