linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL] block driver updates for 2.6.38

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Message-ID: <940009.55868.qm@web113320.mail.gq1.yahoo.com>
Date:	Fri, 14 Jan 2011 07:55:25 -0800 (PST)
From:	Martin Knoblauch <spamtrap@...bisoft.de>
To:	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Jens Axboe <jaxboe@...ionio.com>,
	Pekka Enberg <penberg@...nel.org>,
	Marcelo Tosatti <mtosatti@...hat.com>,
	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] block driver updates for 2.6.38

----- Original Message ----

> From: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com>
> To: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
> Cc: Jens Axboe <jaxboe@...ionio.com>; Pekka Enberg <penberg@...nel.org>; 
>Marcelo Tosatti <mtosatti@...hat.com>; Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>; 
>"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
> Sent: Fri, January 14, 2011 7:42:28 AM
> Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] block driver updates for 2.6.38
> 
> On Thu, 13 Jan 2011 17:03:21 -0800
> Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>  wrote:
> 
> > On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 4:11 PM, Stephen Hemminger
> >  <shemminger@...tta.com> wrote:
> >  >
> > > It appears to be a different problem (not HPET MSI). Not sure  what
> > > is causing it, but even 2.6.35 can't format a floppy without  error.
> > 
> > Do you actually know that the hardware is good (ie does  _any_ version
> > of Linux work)?
> > 
> > Floppy disks and drives  have not been known for their robustness, and
> > most of them tend to be  pretty old by now.
> > 
> > Dang, I think I should just try to go to  Fry's and see if I can find a
> > floppy drive somewhere. Not that I even  know if my motherboards
> > necessarily even have the _pins_ to connect it  any more.
> > 
> >                           Linus
> 
> Some people can't even  remember what a floppy is...
>http://www.geek.com/articles/geek-pick/what-are-the-windows-a-and-b-drives-used-for-20110112/
>/


 you just made my day. Besides that I learned my computing on punched cards and 
tape (which may reveal something about my age) I really like the 5-core 
processing :-)

Happy weekend
Martin

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