Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S932110AbWAQQXj (ORCPT ); Tue, 17 Jan 2006 11:23:39 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S932128AbWAQQXi (ORCPT ); Tue, 17 Jan 2006 11:23:38 -0500 Received: from rwcrmhc11.comcast.net ([204.127.198.35]:27356 "EHLO rwcrmhc11.comcast.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932110AbWAQQXi (ORCPT ); Tue, 17 Jan 2006 11:23:38 -0500 To: Jeff Garzik cc: "linux-ide@vger.kernel.org" , Linux Kernel , Andrew Morton Subject: Re: sata_mv important note In-reply-to: <43CD07D5.30302@pobox.com> References: <43CD07D5.30302@pobox.com> Comments: In-reply-to Jeff Garzik message dated "Tue, 17 Jan 2006 10:05:57 -0500." Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 09:24:26 -0700 From: Sebastian Kuzminsky Message-Id: Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 950 Lines: 30 Jeff Garzik wrote: > For sata_mv users, you should be aware of three things: > > 1) The Marvell driver is experimental, and not yet considered ready for > production use. As Kconfig notes: HIGHLY EXPERIMENTAL. Right, understood. Can anyone recommend a 4xSATA (or more) controller on a PCI-X card that _is_ ready for production use? eSATA ports are prefered but not required. Support for hotplug, power management (spindown) and SMART is prefered but not required. Anyone? > Rest assured that all problem reports are read, even if you don't > receive a reply. After enough feedback is received, the exact problem > becomes more clear. Thanks Jeff! -- Sebastian Kuzminsky - 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/