linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] config: Make need for SCSI

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Message-ID: <20090326211224.GF8014@parisc-linux.org>
Date:	Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:12:24 -0600
From:	Matthew Wilcox <matthew@....cx>
To:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] config: Make need for SCSI_CDROM clearer

On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 08:54:51PM +0000, Alan Cox wrote:
> -	  If you want to use a SCSI or FireWire CD-ROM under Linux,
> +	  If you want to use a SCSI, FireWire or ATAPI CD-ROM under Linux,
>  	  say Y and read the SCSI-HOWTO and the CDROM-HOWTO at

Should probably add USB drives here too, since they seem to be getting
more common:

+	  If you want to use a SCSI, FireWire, USB or ATAPI CD-ROM under
+	  Linux, say Y and read the SCSI-HOWTO and the CDROM-HOWTO at

I don't think we need to mention Fibre Channel here ... I'm not
convinced there are any FC CD-ROM drives in existence, and if there are,
they're sufficiently uncommon to not produce bug reports.

Also, should we perhaps add DVD drives here?

+	  If you want to use a CD or DVD drive attached to your computer
+	  by SCSI, FireWire, USB or ATAPI, say Y and read the SCSI-HOWTO
+	  and the CDROM-HOWTO at <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.

-- 
Matthew Wilcox				Intel Open Source Technology Centre
"Bill, look, we understand that you're interested in selling us this
operating system, but compare it to ours.  We can't possibly take such
a retrograde step."
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