Date: Fri, 12 May 2006 12:21:16 -0700
From: "Randy.Dunlap" <rdunlap@xenotime.net>
To: Tejun Heo <htejun@gmail.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-ide@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCE] libata: new EH, NCQ, hotplug and PM patches against
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On Fri, 12 May 2006 22:24:37 +0900 Tejun Heo wrote:

> Hello, all.
> 
> Lately libata has been going through a lot of changes and even more
> are around the corner.  I've been working on error handling and
> advanced SATA features for quite sometime now, and, finally, patches
> have been finalized and submitted for review a few days ago.
> 
> 2.6.18 is the target for mainline merge.  As there is quite some time
> between now and 2.6.18, I have made patches to update the current
> stable kernel to support the new features so that they can receive
> wider testing and interested people don't have to wait too long.  I
> intend to maintain these patches through 2.6.16 and 17 until the
> mainline merge happens.
> 
> Added new features are
> 
> * New error handling
> * IRQ driven PIO (from Albert Lee)
> * SATA NCQ support
> * Hotplug support
> * Port Multiplier support

BTW, we often use PM to mean Power Management.
Could we find a different acronym for Port Multiplier support,
such as PMS or PX or PXS?

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~Randy
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