Date: Thu, 04 Mar 1999 18:39:03 +0100 From: sthaug@nethelp.no To: kbyanc@freedomnet.com Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: ATAPI and ATAPI_STATIC with the new ATA* driver? Message-ID: <4714.920569143@verdi.nethelp.no> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 4 Mar 1999 12:23:29 -0500" References: <000001be6663$b897bca0$1468f0c6@tech.freedomnet.com>
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> I don't remember who suggested it a couple of days ago, but I thought it > was a good idea: to simply extend the wiring-down scheme that we already > have to support ATA devices too. He also suggested a more universal device > name like drv0, drv1, drv2, etc rather than deliniating between whether the > drive is ATA or SCSI...I also think that is a good idea as I don't see any > good reason an application should care whether the drive is ATA or SCSI, as > long as the functionality is provided does it matter how? Agreed. I had always assumed that this was part of the reason for the name change sd -> da, namely that da would (eventually) cover ATA disks also. Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug@nethelp.no To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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