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

[Bruce Ferrell]

Well said John!

For that matter get us a driver for the embedded 7902 (is that the one? 
 I forget now) with host raid support.



John Stoffel wrote:
> Luben,
>
> I'd really prefer if you'd just stop on your tirade and just send in a
> 10 line patch for the existing linux SCSI subsystem to fix something
> you think is wrong. 
>
> Code talks, bullshit walks.  
>
> Sure, Linux SCSI might not be ideal, but how many people do you know
> have SAS storage on their home PCs right now?  Heck, I don't have SATA
> or PIV on my home system!  
>
> And as a customer of Adaptec hardware, I'm getting to the point of
> seriously taking my money and going elsewhere for my storage needs.
> If you are a general example of how Adaptec works with its customers,
> then I want nothing to do with you or your products.  
>
> Sure, I know you think Linux is stuck in the past, so help us move to
> the future in small baby steps.  It doesn't require big huge leaps
> like you're proposing.  I mean, have you actually tried to your old
> legacy SCSI controllers in a system with your new hardware?  How did
> your testing go?  
>
> Now I'm not a programmer, and I can't talk like one, but in my real
> life job I'm a SysAdmin and knowing what I know about Adaptec's
> interactions on this list will certainly color my perceptions of your
> hardware and trying to make it work with my company.
>
> John
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