[fbsd] cvs commit [HEAD] src/sys/dev/ata ata-usb.c

[Søren Schmidt]

Jeremie Le Hen wrote:
> Hi, Søren,
> 
> On Fri, Mar 10, 2006 at 07:08:52PM +0000, Søren Schmidt wrote:
>> sos         2006-03-10 19:08:52 UTC
>>
>>   FreeBSD src repository
>>
>>   Added files:
>>     sys/dev/ata          ata-usb.c 
>>   Log:
>>   Module that adds support for using USB storage devices through the
>>   ATA framework. Mainly written to be able to use USB Flash keys.
>>   This is work in progress so use with care :)
>>   Doesn't need CAM and cannot coexist with umass.c
> 
> I am a bit late on this.  What are the advantages or drawbacks to use
> atausb instead of umass ?  I haven't found any HEADS UP about it, and
> the CURRENT release notes only mention its existence without further
> explanation.

The main reason this exists is that I need access to USB flash memory on 
  small embedded systems where I cannot afford to have CAM+SCSI layers 
in the kernel due to strick size limitations. A nice side effect is that 
I now also can use external USB disks and CDROM/DVD drives with the same 
benefits.
I could also much easier support those USB storage devices that just 
present the ATA register file as is, but so far I havn't been able to 
locate any of those.
Drawbacks is that it has not been around for so long so bugs etc might 
lurck in there as usual...

-Søren