>>>>> "Leslie" == Leslie Rhorer <lrhorer@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes: >> That's how it's supposed to be. Leslie> You mean that's how IDEMA specs read. Unless there is some Leslie> legal agreement signed by the drive manufacturer (or whomever) Leslie> requiring adherence to a certain spec, they can do just about Leslie> anything they want. Compliance with a published spec is great, Leslie> but unless some licensing agreement is in place, it isn't Leslie> enforceable. Oracle is not a member so I'm not sure what (if any) leverage is available as part of the IDEMA membership agreement. I do think, however, that you are underestimating the power of industry associations and standards bodies. System manufacturers, enterprise customers and governments absolutely refuse to buy things that are not compliant. So this is not about whether you can legally cut corners. It is about being able to sell your product in the first place. In this particular case IDEMA is an organization founded and run by the drive manufacturers themselves. They collaborated on the LBA spec and have all publicly stated that they'll adhere to it. It is not a requirement that was forced upon them by an external entity. Although it was, of course, motivated by customers unhappy with the annoying variation in LBA count between brands and even drive models... -- Martin K. Petersen Oracle Linux Engineering -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-raid" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
