Re: Linux 2.4.21-pre6

From: Jens Axboe (axboe@suse.de)
Date: Thu Mar 27 2003 - 07:50:37 EST

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On Thu, Mar 27 2003, Jan Knutar wrote:
>
> > Is IDE in 2.4.x and 2.5.x now more or less in sync?
>
> Hm, can we ever expect to get cd burning in 2.4.x on ide without
> locking up the other device on the channel?

During execution of a single command, channel _will_ be locked. This is
not solvable in the driver, it's how ide works. During fixation, for
instance, the channel will be locked...

Now, if you are locked during the _entire_ burn, that points to an ide
scheduling.

-- Jens Axboe

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