Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261388AbVE2Sbq (ORCPT ); Sun, 29 May 2005 14:31:46 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261391AbVE2Sbq (ORCPT ); Sun, 29 May 2005 14:31:46 -0400 Received: from atlmail.prod.rxgsys.com ([69.61.70.25]:63389 "EHLO bastet.signetmail.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261388AbVE2Sbl (ORCPT ); Sun, 29 May 2005 14:31:41 -0400 Date: Sun, 29 May 2005 14:31:25 -0400 From: Jeff Garzik To: Michael Thonke Cc: Erik Slagter , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-ide@vger.kernel.org, Jens Axboe Subject: Re: Playing with SATA NCQ Message-ID: <20050529183125.GA6593@havoc.gtf.org> References: <20050526140058.GR1419@suse.de> <1117382598.4851.3.camel@localhost.localdomain> <4299EF16.2050208@pobox.com> <1117385429.4851.8.camel@localhost.localdomain> <4299F4E2.4020305@pobox.com> <1117387432.4851.13.camel@localhost.localdomain> <20050529172949.GA3578@havoc.gtf.org> <1117388703.4851.21.camel@localhost.localdomain> <429A036D.8090104@pobox.com> <429A0977.5040601@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <429A0977.5040601@gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1248 Lines: 40 On Sun, May 29, 2005 at 08:27:03PM +0200, Michael Thonke wrote: > Jeff Garzik schrieb: > > > Erik Slagter wrote: > > > >> I guess the only way to have, for example the ICH6, not using legacy > >> IRQ/ports, is to switch it to AHCI, which only the BIOS can do (if > >> implemented). > > > > > > "native mode" is where PATA and/or SATA PCI device is programmed into > > full PCI mode -- PCI BARs, PCI irq, etc. Some BIOSen allow you to > > enable mode, which disables all use of legacy IRQ/ports. > > > > Also, ICH6 silicon does not support AHCI, only ICH6-R and ICH6-M. > > > > Jeff > > > Hello Jeff, > > AHCI also works when the so called option "RAID mode" on ICH6R/ICH7 is set. > > One question in addition when will the patch of Jens in libata-2.6 > tree?or is it already merged? It is merged on the 'ncq' branch of libata-dev.git tree at rsync://rsync.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jgarzik/libata-dev.git If you need an intro to git, read http://lkml.org/lkml/2005/5/26/11 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/