From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S265236AbUBOXrP (ORCPT ); Sun, 15 Feb 2004 18:47:15 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S265251AbUBOXrP (ORCPT ); Sun, 15 Feb 2004 18:47:15 -0500 Received: from rwcrmhc11.comcast.net ([204.127.198.35]:11994 "EHLO rwcrmhc11.comcast.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S265236AbUBOXrO (ORCPT ); Sun, 15 Feb 2004 18:47:14 -0500 Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2004 18:47:11 -0500 From: Willem Riede To: Paul Jackson Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] remove obsolete onstream support from ide-tape in 2.6.3-rc3 Message-ID: <20040215234711.GC4957@serve.riede.org> Reply-To: wrlk@riede.org References: <20040215221108.GA4957@serve.riede.org> <20040215153214.002dcc9a.pj@sgi.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT In-Reply-To: <20040215153214.002dcc9a.pj@sgi.com> (from pj@sgi.com on Sun, Feb 15, 2004 at 18:32:14 -0500) X-Mailer: Balsa 2.0.16 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On 2004.02.15 18:32, Paul Jackson wrote: > And another obsolete tape drive goes on my vintage shelf. > > Willem - I notice off SourceForge a note: > > http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=333748 > > Posted By: wriede > Date: 2003-12-01 16:24 > Summary: osst, the Linux OnStream Tape driver now avalable on sf.net > > Following the unfortunate bankruptcy of OnStream, I have now completed > the migration of the osst CVS repository, web site and mailing list to > SourceForge. > > Willem Riede, > osst maintainer. > > How does this relate to your removal of onstream from 2.6? I'm guessing > that you are maintaining onstream in 2.4, but not in 2.6 or beyond. But > that's just a guess. I am maintaining osst, which is available in both 2.4 and 2.6. It works very well, and the DI-30 is supported by it through ide-scsi. In contrast, onstream code in ide-tape has not been maintained, and is buggy. To ease my work, I want osst to be the only onstream code in the kernel. So the "obsolete" refers to ide-tape's implementation only, not the drive. Regards, Willem Riede.