Re: 2.6.8.1 Mis-detect CRDW as CDROM

[Kai Makisara]

On Mon, 16 Aug 2004, Marc Ballarin wrote:

> Here are the additional commands I permit right now. It allows me to blank
> a CDRW and record in TAO mode. k3b needs MODE_SELECT_10  even
> for read-only access.
> 
> 
> 
> 		safe_for_read(GPCMD_GET_CONFIGURATION),
> 		safe_for_read(GPCMD_GET_PERFORMANCE),
> 		safe_for_read(MODE_SELECT_10),
> 
> 		safe_for_write(ALLOW_MEDIUM_REMOVAL),
> 		safe_for_write(REZERO_UNIT),
> 		safe_for_write(SYNCHRONIZE_CACHE),
> 		safe_for_write(GPCMD_SET_SPEED),
> 		safe_for_write(GPCMD_SEND_OPC),
> 		safe_for_write(GPCMD_BLANK),
> 		safe_for_write(GPCMD_CLOSE_TRACK),
> 		safe_for_write(0x5c), //whatever this might be

                Read Buffer Capacity
> 
> Shouldn't most GPCMD_* commands be safe for reading or writing, at least
> for CD devices?
> Are commands like MODE_SELECT_10 really safe for read?
> 
Mode Select is not safe enough even for write (i.e., CAP_RAWIO must be 
required). Is it really necessary for Mode Select to succeed or do the 
applications just try to do something and fail gracefully?

-- 
Kai
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