Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 5 Mar 2002 13:04:26 +0100 | From | Jens Axboe <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] 2.5.6-pre2 IDE cleanup 16 |
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On Tue, Mar 05 2002, Martin Dalecki wrote: > Jens Axboe wrote: > >On Tue, Mar 05 2002, Zwane Mwaikambo wrote: > > > >>On Tue, 5 Mar 2002, Martin Dalecki wrote: > >> > >> > >>>- Disable configuration of the task file stuff. It is going to go away > >>> and will be replaced by a truly abstract interface based on > >>> functionality and *not* direct mess-up of hardware. > >>> > >>Could you elaborate just a tad on that. > >> > > > >While the taskfile interface is very down-to-basics and a bit extreme > >in one end, it's also very useful for eg vendors doing testing and > >certification. So in that respect it's pretty powerful, I hope Martin > >isn't just planning a stripped down interface akin to what we have in > >2.4 and earlier. > > No quite my plan is: > > 1. Rip it off. > 2. Reimplement stuff if and only if someone really shows pressure > for using it.
Someone has, I'll forward you the stuff.
> The "command parsing" excess is certainly going to go.
Agree
-- Jens Axboe
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