Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 21 Jul 2000 17:50:44 -0400 (EDT) | From | "Mr. Shannon Aldinger" <> | Subject | IDE thread mess |
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Andre cool off, so the patch doesn't make it into the official 2.4.0, no big deal that is why there is a 2.4.1 and >. I think the original reasoning was lack of testing, well, maintain the patch against the remaining 2.4.0-test kernels and the offical 2.4.0 and how many others it takes to get sufficient testing.
Ok, so some people disagree with your reasoning for the way the patch works, that happens everyday. The kernel as a whole is better for it. That being said, I agree with having a flash jumper on the drive but most drives don't have such a jumper so limited protection is software will be helpful. The software protection is not the fix all, end all though. So please keep producing your patch, if you think your doing the right thing. Since you have meantioned voting power, how about trying to get a jumper to flash the drive firmware place in the next latest/greatest ATA/ATAPI spec.
Let's all let the issue drop this issue for a day or two. I personally hope you keep up the good work you've done with IDE/ATA support under linux. Try to remember where all wrong occasionally, some of us more than others. In the meantime please unpull the patch so those of us who wish to test it can, and the others can sit by and see what happens.
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