linux-kernel - Re: sata & scsi suggestion for make menuconfig

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Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0709080926190.25942@fbirervta.pbzchgretzou.qr>
Date:	Sat, 8 Sep 2007 09:27:18 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...putergmbh.de>
To:	Krzysztof Halasa <khc@...waw.pl>
cc:	Folkert van Heusden <folkert@...heusden.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: sata & scsi suggestion for make menuconfig


On Sep 8 2007 01:02, Jan Engelhardt wrote:
>On Sep 7 2007 21:38, Krzysztof Halasa wrote:
>>> Ok, but that's not the most common situaties. What I'm suggesting is a
>>> warning or a please note popup. Not neccessarily an error or refusing to
>>> continue thing.
>>
>>What IMHO makes sense is changing all references to SCSI CDROM,
>>SCSI DISK etc. to just CDROM, DISK, and changing SCSI (menu) to
>>something like MASS STORAGE.
>
>There is still too much SCSI in it IMO :-)

And to explain that point: SCSI device name inquiry is limited to 16 bytes.
That may be a limitation of SCSI (as in: the protocol), but the SCSI
*subsystem* should not impose such a tight limit.


	Jan
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