Re: PATCH: ide-scsi.c to allow claiming of Onstream drives

From: Matthew Dharm (mdharm-kernel@one-eyed-alien.net)
Date: Thu Sep 14 2000 - 15:25:36 EST

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On Thu, Sep 14, 2000 at 09:22:09PM +0200, Bombeeck, Jack wrote:
> So st should reject those devices that are serviced by
> osst. Couldn't we just let osst claim them first or is
> that too simple?

I think that letting st claim (under any circumstances) a device which it
can't handle is a mistake. It's going to lead to user confusion and other
uglyness.

If st can't handle the device, it shouldn't try.

Matt

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