Re: I request inclusion of SAS Transport Layer and AIC-94xx intothe kernel

[Jeff Garzik]

Andrew Patterson wrote:
> SDI is supposed to be a cross-platform spec, so mandating sysfs would
> not work.  I suggested to the author to use a library like HPAAPI (used
> by Fibre channel), so you could hide OS implementation details.  I am in
> fact working on such a beasty (http://libsdi.berlios.de).  He thinks
> that library solutions tend to not work, because the library version is
> never in synch with the standard/LLDD's. Given Linux vendor lead-times,
> he does have a valid point.

Any kernel interface lib should be like libc or libalsa:  it hides the 
kernel details, however nasty they may be, shielding userspace and apps 
from various changes over time.

	Jeff


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