Is SCSI Sub-Par Under Linux?

twdorris asks: "I've been playing around with SCSI under Linux for a while now and I keep running into issues with things not working *quite* right (scanner not responding sometimes, having to retry operations for what appears to be no good reason, etc.). The SCSI subsystem under Linux is supposedly sub-par and is considered by those in the know to be a major hack, to put it nicely. See this little note from the cdrecord author for an example." (More)

"His arguments seem to make sense to me and he certainly seems to know what he's talking about. So I'm curious how others in the know feel about the state of the Linux SCSI subsystem. If people tend to agree it's not in the best of shape, I'm curious what's being done about it? SCSI is an important interface to support and support *well* in a business environment, so I'm hoping someone smarter than I am already has plans to incorporate necessary changes to Linux to make it more enterprise friendly in this regard."