Re: Someone ( bsg merge ? ) broke {sd,hd}parm on current git

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From: Gabriel C <nix.or.die@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Someone ( bsg merge ? ) broke {sd,hd}parm on current git
Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2007 02:44:38 +0200

> Gabriel C wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > sdparm and hdparm are broken for me on git (
> > abce891a10559343d8ac9f79b46d78afdba63a40 )
> >
> >
> > ~$ sudo hdparm  /dev/sdc
> >
> > /dev/sdc:
> >  BLKROGET failed: Inappropriate ioctl for device
> >  BLKRAGET failed: Inappropriate ioctl for device
> >  BLKGETSIZE failed: Inappropriate ioctl for device
> >
> >
> > ~$ sudo sdparm  --all /dev/sdc
> > unable to access /dev/sdc, ATA disk?
> >
> >   
> 
> Well it is bsg , setting BLK_DEV_BSG=n fixed all this errors.

Can you check the major number of your /dev/sdc? I've seen that
/dev/sd* is linked to bsg devices somehow.


> Maybe a bit off topic but it depends on EXPERIMENTAL so why the the menu
> is not telling this ? and why the default is 'y' for it ?
> 
> IMO everything depends on EXPERIMENTAL should
> 
> 1) Tell it is EXPERIMENTAL ( visible to the user in menu ) " Foo New
> stuff ( EXPERIMENTAL ) "
> 2) Should not default to 'y' , is up to the users/admins to set
> EXPERIMENTAL things to Y/M , isn't it ?
> 
> 
> ( PS: there are even defconfigs with EXPERIMENTAL things set to y but
> this is really off topic )

I'll fix it, thanks.
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