Re: Possible O_DIRECT problems ?

[Gérard Roudier]

On Sat, 29 Dec 2001, Andre Hedrick wrote:

> 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.

There were interesting guide-lines in CAM, notably the topology handling
and the error recovery scheme. But it was another different wheel in a
world where everybody did reinvent its own. It seemed also very DEC
tainted.

Btw, given guys like you in X3 committees, I am not surprised that splits
occur in this place. :-)

  Gérard.

PS: Your various email addresses bounce back claiming some ridiculous
text about spammers. Is this still another show of your apparent
existential complex.