Re: CD writing in future Linux (stirring up a hornets' nest)

From: Joerg Schilling
Date: Fri Feb 10 2006 - 05:57:59 EST


Matthias Andree <matthias.andree@xxxxxx> wrote:

> > This is why the mapping engine is in the Linux adoption part of
> > libscg. It maps the non-stable device <-> /dev/sg* relation to a
> > stable b,t,l address.
>
> Well, the b,t,l mapping, judging from libscg code, is as stable as the
> ordering of the device nodes themselves, so it is not clear what the
> advantage would be other than getting a uniform and artificial b,t,l mapping.

It would help a lot if you at least _try_ to inform yourself before posting.

Jörg

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