Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261331AbVEXGbe (ORCPT ); Tue, 24 May 2005 02:31:34 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261321AbVEXGbe (ORCPT ); Tue, 24 May 2005 02:31:34 -0400 Received: from sccrmhc14.comcast.net ([204.127.202.59]:54738 "EHLO sccrmhc14.comcast.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261331AbVEXGbY (ORCPT ); Tue, 24 May 2005 02:31:24 -0400 Subject: Re: promise sx8 sata driver From: Kallol Biswas Reply-To: kallol@nucleodyne.com To: Jeff Garzik Cc: Chris Haumesser , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <42925F7F.2000809@pobox.com> References: <42924E38.7070003@mail-test.us> <42925F7F.2000809@pobox.com> Content-Type: text/plain Organization: NucleoDyne Systems Inc. Message-Id: <1116909972.15027.3.camel@driver> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.2.2 (1.2.2-4) Date: 23 May 2005 23:16:03 -0700 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1924 Lines: 46 How good is 2.6.6 carmel.c driver for sx8 adapters? Does it support the promise adapter? Why have you developed sx8.c? On Mon, 2005-05-23 at 15:55, Jeff Garzik wrote: > Chris Haumesser wrote: > > The sx8 driver does not use libata, and it is a separate block device, > > outside of the scsi and ata hierarchies. If I compile the driver into > > my kernel, I end up with /dev/sx8/0 and /dev/sx8/0p1, etc. However, no > > scsi disk devices are created, and grub does not recognize that > > /dev/sx8/ devices are disks. There's no indication in /proc/scsi/ that > > they are being registered with the scsi subsystem; this is clearly > > different from every other sata controller I've used. I've been > > googling this for days, with no real luck. I have found changelogs for > > grub that suggest that my version (0.95) should support booting from the > > sx8. > > sx8 is a separate block driver, and has nothing whatsoever to do with scsi. > > > > So my question is, how does one use this driver for sata disks? Is my > > problem a grub problem, or does it have something to do with the fact > > a grub problem > > > > What is the relationship between the promise driver and the one included > > in the kernel? Why does one work differently from the other? Is there > > Promise SX8 provides neither an ATA nor SCSI interface to the developer, > so its not written as an ATA or SCSI driver. > > Jeff > > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/