On Sat, Jan 12, 2002 at 11:25:57PM +0100, Peter Osterlund wrote: > On Sat, 12 Jan 2002, Matthew Dharm wrote: > > I think my device *is* the Traveller. Would it be feasible to detect this > at run-time? Send a MODE_SENSE(6) and if it fails, switch to the > MODE_SENSE-conversion protocol.
That's really a job for the higher-level drivers to do. Having low-level
drivers second-guess high-level drivers is a sure path to trouble.
> Anyway, what would break if you remove the MODE_SENSE/SELECT conversion
> from the usb_stor_ATAPI_command function? It sounds like nobody should be
> using the 6-byte commands anyway.
OnStream tape drives would simply stop working. So would a couple of other
tape drive units that use this dongle.
It won't affect CD-type devices, tho.
Matt
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