Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: I request inclusion of SAS Transport Layer and AIC-94xx into the kernel | From | Arjan van de Ven <> | Date | Thu, 29 Sep 2005 09:44:08 +0200 |
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On Thu, 2005-09-29 at 06:04 +0200, Willy Tarreau wrote: > On Wed, Sep 28, 2005 at 07:04:31PM -0400, Jeff Garzik wrote: > > Linux is about getting things done, not being religious about > > specifications. You are way too focused on the SCSI specs, and missing > > the path we need to take to achieve additional flexibility. > > > > With Linux, it's all about evolution and the path we take. > > Hmmm... I'm fine with "not being religious about specs", but I hope we > try to respect them as much as possible
a spec describes how the hw works... how we do the sw piece is up to us ;)
(I know the scsi stuff also provides sort of a reference "here is how you can do it in sw" but I see that more as you "you need this functionality" not "you need this exact architecture in your software")
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