[HEADSUP] changes to cam_get_device() and cam_open_device()

[Bob Bishop]

Hi,

On 8 Oct 2010, at 10:07, Andriy Gapon wrote:

> As there was no objections, I am going to commit changes to cam_get_device()
> that remove the following features:
> 
> - ignoring 'r' and 'n' at the start of device name
> - ignoring whitespace at end of device name
> - parsing and ignoring slice and partition names in a device name
> 
> cam(3) manual page is going to be updated to reflect the changes.
> This would simplify the code and disambiguate its behavior.
> 
> Non-rewound and character disk/SCSI devices has not been supported for quite a
> while now. [etc]

Just a clarification, does this mean no /dev/nsa.. ? That would be a showstopper for many tape users.

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Bob Bishop
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