On Sat, 29 Dec 2001, Andre Hedrick wrote:
> On Sat, 29 Dec 2001, CJ wrote:
>
> > Shouldn't O_DIRECT's requirements come from the hardware? If we can
> > ASPI or CAM DMA SCSI devices to odd addresses and lengths, why not
> > O_DIRECT? Do ape drives DMA to user buffers? Are O_DIRECT's
> > current limits gratuitous?
>
> CAM is a very bad thing and that is why the X3 committees split.
There were interesting guide-lines in CAM, notably the topology handling
and the error recovery scheme. But it was another different wheel in a
world where everybody did reinvent its own. It seemed also very DEC
tainted.
Btw, given guys like you in X3 committees, I am not surprised that splits
occur in this place. :-)
Gérard.
PS: Your various email addresses bounce back claiming some ridiculous
text about spammers. Is this still another show of your apparent
existential complex.
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