Re: [PATCH] 2.5.6 IDE 19

Charles Cazabon (linux-kernel@discworld.dyndns.org)
Mon, 11 Mar 2002 11:10:19 -0600

Martin Dalecki <dalecki@evision-ventures.com> wrote:
>
> For your information: I have read the standard papers and comments
> to them. But the application notes from IBM and actual code
> from different operating systems gives a much better formal
> description of what is needed anyway. Or are you going to claim
> that narrative languaue is more precise then actual C code?

It appears that you're confusing an implementation of a specification with the
specification itself. The specification wins out, and therefore you can't
just copy the behvaiour of another implementation.

Charles

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