[Date Prev][Date Next] [Thread Prev][Thread Next] [Date Index] [Thread Index]

Re: ide-scsi emulation not working



On Wed, Mar 17, 2004 at 07:33:58PM +0000, Pigeon wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 17, 2004 at 12:12:09AM -0800, John L Fjellstad wrote:
> > ----
> > >From the linux kernel mailing list:
> > http://programming.linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/12/09/1341236
> > 
...
> >     The "somebody" strongly felt that ide-scsi was not just ugly but
> >     _evil_, and that the syntax and usage of "cdrecord" was absolutely
> >     stupid.
> > 
> >     That somebody was me.
> > 
> >     ide-scsi has always been broken. You should not use it, and indeed
> >     there was never any good reason for it existing AT ALL. But because
> >     of a broken interface to cdrecord, cdrecord historically only wanted
> >     to touch SCSI devices. Ergo, a silly emulation layer that wasn't
> >     really worth it.
> > 
> >     The fact that nobody has bothered to fix ide-scsi seems to be a
> >     result of nobody _wanting_ to really fix it.
> > 
> >     So don't use it. Or if you do use it, send the fixes over.
> > 
> >     Linus 
> 
> FWIW windoze uses an ide-scsi emulation for writing CDs... :-)


Maybe that has some small influence on the above opinion?? ..  ;-)


Kenward
-- 
In a completely rational society, the best of us would aspire to be 
_teachers_ and the rest of us would have to settle for something less, 
because passing civilization along from one generation to the next 
ought to be the highest honor and the highest responsibility anyone 
could have.     - Lee Iacocca



Reply to: