Re: Possible O_DIRECT problems ?

Andre Hedrick (andre@linuxdiskcert.org)
Sat, 29 Dec 2001 21:39:34 -0800 (PST)


On Sat, 29 Dec 2001, CJ wrote:

> Shouldn't O_DIRECT's requirements come from the hardware? If we can
> ASPI or CAM DMA SCSI devices to odd addresses and lengths, why not
> O_DIRECT? Do ape drives DMA to user buffers? Are O_DIRECT's
> current limits gratuitous?

CAM is a very bad thing and that is why the X3 committees split.

Andre Hedrick
Linux Disk Certification Project Linux ATA Development

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