Re: new tool: blktool

[Jeff Garzik]

Mark Lord wrote:
> hdparm works for some SCSI devices already, and support for
> more is already on the way.  I imagine I can have it handle
> whatever new ioctls() are being provided from libata as well.
>
> Care to point me at them?


No new ioctls :)  Say no to ioctls :)

libata _may_ support HDIO_DRIVE_CMD, but more likely will support 
http://www.t10.org/ftp/t10/document.04/04-262r1.pdf

and simply use existing interfaces.

	Jeff


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