Re: Common removable media interface?

Joe Krahn (jkrahn@nc.rr.com)
Tue, 18 Dec 2001 08:42:44 -0500


Jens Axboe wrote:
>
> On Tue, Dec 18 2001, Joe Krahn wrote:
> > I think Linux could use a common removable
> > media interface, sort of like cdrom.c adds
...
>
> Stuff like this belongs in user space, no need to bloat the kernel with
> it.
>
> --
> Jens Axboe
OK, you are right. Bloat is bad. So,
would you say that new drivers should keep ioctls
to a bare minimum, much less than cdrom.c, and just
provide generic access, like SG_IO/HDIO_DRIVE_CMD,
as a general rule from now on?
(Sounds OK to me...)

Joe Krahn
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