Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1750726AbWEOXAu (ORCPT ); Mon, 15 May 2006 19:00:50 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1750727AbWEOXAt (ORCPT ); Mon, 15 May 2006 19:00:49 -0400 Received: from srv5.dvmed.net ([207.36.208.214]:45777 "EHLO mail.dvmed.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750726AbWEOXAr (ORCPT ); Mon, 15 May 2006 19:00:47 -0400 Message-ID: <4469081D.7080608@garzik.org> Date: Mon, 15 May 2006 19:00:45 -0400 From: Jeff Garzik User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.2 (X11/20060501) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Jeff Garzik , linux-ide@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Alan Cox Subject: Re: [RFT] major libata update References: <20060515170006.GA29555@havoc.gtf.org> <20060515230256.GB4699@animx.eu.org> In-Reply-To: <20060515230256.GB4699@animx.eu.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Score: -4.1 (----) X-Spam-Report: SpamAssassin version 3.1.1 on srv5.dvmed.net summary: Content analysis details: (-4.1 points, 5.0 required) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1613 Lines: 41 Wakko Warner wrote: > Jeff Garzik wrote: >> After much development and review, I merged a massive pile of libata >> patches from Tejun Heo and Albert Lee. This update contains the >> following major libata >> >> CHANGES: >> * Rewritten error handling. This is a major piece of work, even >> though it will be rarely seen. The new libata EH provides the >> foundation for not only improved error handling, but also new features >> such as device hotplug or command queueing. (Tejun Heo) >> >> * PIO-based I/O is now IRQ-driven by default, rather than polled >> in a kernel thread. The polling path will continue to exist for >> controllers that need it, and other special cases. (Albert Lee) >> >> * Core support for command queueing (Jens Axboe, Tejun Heo) >> >> * Support for NCQ-style command queueing (Jens Axboe, Tejun Heo) >> >> * Increase max-sectors dramatically, for LBA48 devices (Tejun Heo?) >> >> * Other minor changes, from myself and others. > > How about PATA? Specifically intel's IDE chip. I have a machine that I can > blow the hard drive away if I want to. Always helpful. ata_piix should support Intel PATA controllers, modulo some bugs that Alan is fixing / has fixed. If your PCI ID isn't listed, you will have to add it, and an associated info entry. Again, take a look at Alan's libata PATA patches for guidance. 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/