Re[2]: [PATCH]trivial: add CDC_RAM to ide-cd capabilities mask

[Andrey Borzenkov]

> drive name:             sr0
> drive speed:            1
> drive # of slots:       1
> Can close tray:         1
> Can open tray:          1
> Can lock tray:          1
> Can change speed:       0
> Can select disk:        0
> Can read multisession:  1
> Can read MCN:           1
> Reports media changed:  1
> Can play audio:         1
> Can write CD-R:         0
> Can write CD-RW:        0
> Can read DVD:           0
> Can write DVD-R:        0
> Can write DVD-RAM:      0
> Can read MRW:           1
> Can write MRW:          1
> Can write RAM:          1
> 
> There's no way this drive knows anything about MRW or random-access writing:
> 
...
> And an ATAPI DVD-ROM also reports (before the above patch):
> 
> Can read MRW:           1
> Can write MRW:          1
> Can write RAM:          1
> 

I know. There were patches from Jens for both 2.4 and 2.6 that add MRW
support to ide-cd for sure; may be for sr too, am not sure. Jens, any
reasons for them not in mainstream? Otherwise probably ide-cd and sr should
not announce MRW capabiliies at all, it is too confusing; I'll send a patch
when I am at home.

-andrey
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