Date: Wed, 21 Aug 1996 18:06:29 -0700 From: Julian Elischer <julian@whistle.com> To: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com> Cc: Martin Renters <martin@tdc.on.ca>, hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: CDwriter software Message-ID: <321BB295.237C228A@whistle.com> References: <18576.840669523@time.cdrom.com>
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Jordan K. Hubbard wrote: > > > Is there a particular reason that we've gone with a 'worm' driver > > interface for CD writers, as opposed to a 'cdwrite' program like Linux > > has? > > I'm not sure what the rationale was for this, but it's possibly > something we want to re-think since the worm driver has some definite > shortcomings. It prevents you from using the same drive as an > ordinary CDROM, and the changes required were extensive enough that we > couldn't support it under 2.1.5 (and most likely whatever follows it). > > I think I'd be happy to see the worm device go away and be replaced by > something in user mode. A driver allows you to act asychronously and still do otehr work.. rememebr that we can burn a cdrom and still do "make world?" that's a result of doing it with a driver.. with user-mode you wouldn't have a chance.. the od driver and teh CD driver can be combined. I'm not that worried about that.. > > Jordan
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