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Re: [opensuse] the new openSUSE kernel and the IDE
- From: "Greg Freemyer" <greg.freemyer@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2007 20:05:12 -0400
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On 4/14/07, Alexey Eremenko <al4321@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
It is the stated goal of the libata (SATA/PATA/ATAPI) developers to
extract themselves back out of the SCSI subsystem. The trouble is it
may be a year or two or more before they actually do it. They have at
least once mentioned changing to /dev/diskX at some point.
FIrewire and USB OTOH actually use the SCSI protocol natively. They
just use a different media (ie. different cable, etc.) to carry the
protocol, so they will likely always be part of SCSI.
Greg
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Because the old SCSI module is now used for EVERYTHING
(IDE/SATA/USB/SCSI/CD-RW), I believe it will be renamed... what do you
think of this kind of evolution ?
It is the stated goal of the libata (SATA/PATA/ATAPI) developers to
extract themselves back out of the SCSI subsystem. The trouble is it
may be a year or two or more before they actually do it. They have at
least once mentioned changing to /dev/diskX at some point.
FIrewire and USB OTOH actually use the SCSI protocol natively. They
just use a different media (ie. different cable, etc.) to carry the
protocol, so they will likely always be part of SCSI.
Greg
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Greg Freemyer
The Norcross Group
Forensics for the 21st Century
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