From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751470AbWBLVtJ (ORCPT ); Sun, 12 Feb 2006 16:49:09 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751467AbWBLVtJ (ORCPT ); Sun, 12 Feb 2006 16:49:09 -0500 Received: from khc.piap.pl ([195.187.100.11]:64516 "EHLO khc.piap.pl") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751470AbWBLVtI (ORCPT ); Sun, 12 Feb 2006 16:49:08 -0500 To: Olivier Galibert Cc: Greg KH , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: CD writing in future Linux (stirring up a hornets' nest) References: <20060125153057.GG4212@suse.de> <43D7AF56.nailDFJ882IWI@burner> <20060125181847.b8ca4ceb.grundig@teleline.es> <20060125173127.GR4212@suse.de> <43D7C1DF.1070606@gmx.de> <878xt3rfjc.fsf@amaterasu.srvr.nix> <43ED005F.5060804@tmr.com> <20060210235654.GA22512@kroah.com> <20060212120450.GA93069@dspnet.fr.eu.org> <20060212164633.GA2941@kroah.com> <20060212211406.GA48606@dspnet.fr.eu.org> From: Krzysztof Halasa Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2006 22:49:00 +0100 In-Reply-To: <20060212211406.GA48606@dspnet.fr.eu.org> (Olivier Galibert's message of "Sun, 12 Feb 2006 22:14:06 +0100") Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Olivier Galibert writes: >> No. Why would it when it is very simple to query udevinfo for that? > > In order not to depend on a userland package for the kernel service of > device enumeration? It's udevinfo now, what will it be in two years? Come on, kernel does not need that info at all. In fact, cdrecord doesn't need it either. Some frontends, maybe, though hal may be better source if running. In fact udev isn't mandatory either. We have it because it's handy, it saves us from megatons of /dev files and keeps /dev/black-dvd in sync with black dvd. Personally I think the whole "cdrecord -scanbus" is bogus - command line utils should do what they are asked to do (e.g., write to /dev/hda1 or /dev/microcode if so requested). -- Krzysztof Halasa