cvs commit: src/sys/dev/ata atapi-cd.c atapi-cd.h
Poul-Henning Kamp
phk at phk.freebsd.dk
Fri Nov 16 10:05:38 PST 2007
In message <473DDB54.6050007 at samsco.org>, Scott Long writes:
>Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:
>> In message <473DD94D.8050605 at samsco.org>, Scott Long writes:
>>
>>>> The simplest way to do this, is probably to overload ENOENT or some
>>>> other currently undefined errno for this effect.
>>> But then why not have g_access be able to communicate the ability to
>>> access the device independent from the ability to access the media?
>>> Seems like both of these questions are "access" questions.
>>
>> Because that is a lot more work for no benefit I can see ?
>
>Says the man who complains to others about doing things the Right Way
>and not adding hacks =-) Oh well.
You didn't address the part about the benefit: If the benefit is
the same for both approaches, I far prefer the simpler and less
intrusive option.
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