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    SubjectCD writing - related question
    Please take this as a question to elicit information, not an invitation 
    for argument.

    In Linux currently:
    SCSI - liiks like SCSI
    USB - looks like SCSI
    Firewaire - looks like SCSI
    SATA - looks like SCSI
    Compact flash and similar - looks like SCSI
    ATAPI - looks different unless ide-scsi used

    Was there a reason, a technical reason, why the minor blotches in
    ide-scsi weren't fixed so that everything could look the same and share
    the same device naming form? The DMA issue is solved for blocks, and
    several people have stated to the list that the remaining issues could
    be solved in minimal time. Seeing no disagreement, I'll assume that's true.

    There are separate IDE drivers for disk, tape, floppy, and CD, and the
    only reason I ever heard was that ide-scsi adds overhead. I did some
    tests using a mighty Pentium-II 350, and there was no overhead with disk
    or CD (within the limits of measurement). So there's no huge CPU
    penalty, why then the decision to have the separate ide drivers?

    The last time I tried, there was one thing which didn't work quite right
    doing ZIP drives unless ide-scsi was used, and MO drives don't seem to
    work any other way, but I haven't tried since about 2.6.6 or so, that
    info could be dated.

    This is NOT an argument for change, it may be a reminder that ide-scsi
    is not unused, I just never saw any technical reason mentioned.

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    -bill davidsen (davidsen@tmr.com)
    "The secret to procrastination is to put things off until the
    last possible moment - but no longer" -me
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