Re: Decision time.... should NATA become the default for this release?

["Simon 'corecode' Schubert" <corecode@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Matthew Dillon wrote:
> :	Small amplification on this - the acd* devices don't work (can't
> :mount them or use burncd get device not configured errors) but the
> :corresponding cd* devices via atapicam work perfectly both for mounting and
> :burning DVDs with cdrecord (presumably burning CDs will work too I haven't
> :tried).
>
>     If you do a full system upgrade the new MAKEDEV will create the 
>     proper acd* devices.  In particular, acd0 in HEAD was still running
>     through the disk layer which was checking the media size and preventing
>     burncd from being able to write.  The new acd0 uses the proper minor
>     number to bypass the managed disk layer entirely.

Actually, I wonder why we determine the functionality by the minor and not by the device.  Meaning:  No CD will *ever* have partitions or MBR, right?  But that's a property of the disk device.  Why do we reflect this property in the minor number?  Just to make it easier to follow from userland?

cheers
 simon

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