Messages in this thread | | | From | "D. Hazelton" <> | Subject | Re: CD writing in future Linux (stirring up a hornets' nest) | Date | Mon, 13 Feb 2006 18:26:39 -0500 |
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On Monday 13 February 2006 10:15, Joerg Schilling wrote: > Matthias Andree <matthias.andree@gmx.de> wrote: > > > For this reason, it is bejond the scope of the Linux kernel team to > > > decide on this abstraction layer. The Linux kernel team just need to > > > take the current libscg interface as given as _this_ _is_ the way to > > > do best abstraction. > > > > This is ridiculous. The abstraction (SG_IO on an open special file) is > > in the kernel. Feel free to stack as many layers on top as you wish, but > > the kernel isn't going to bend just to support a random abstraction > > library that cannot achieve its goals in its current form anyways. > > Try to inform yourself on the difference between an IOCTL and a /dev/ > entry.
I believe he did make the distinction there. He states "The abstraction (SG_IO on an open special file) is in the kernel." An "open special file" could be anything, but in this case it's meant to refer to a /dev/ entry. The point he made is valid, and it appears that in this case, Joerg, you are the one who is "technically uninformed".
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