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Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2006 19:54:27 -0800
From: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com>
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Subject: [PATCH] ata/kconfig: Re: Why SCSI module needed for PCI-IDE ATA
 only disks ?
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On Tue, 05 Dec 2006 21:46:54 -0500 Ed Sweetman wrote:

-ETOOMANYWORDS && -ENOPATCH, so here is one to consider.
Help text can also be added.  <supply text>
This is similar to what USB storage already does.

---
From: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com>

Provide more clues about SCSI config options that are needed
for libata (SATA/PATA) drivers.

Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com>
---
 drivers/ata/Kconfig |    9 +++++++++
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

--- linux-2.6.19-git7.orig/drivers/ata/Kconfig
+++ linux-2.6.19-git7/drivers/ata/Kconfig
@@ -17,6 +17,15 @@ config ATA
 	  that "speaks" the ATA protocol, also called ATA controller),
 	  because you will be asked for it.
 
+comment "NOTE: ATA enables basic SCSI support; *however*,"
+	depends on ATA
+comment "+ 'SCSI disk support', 'SCSI tape support', or '"
+	depends on ATA
+comment "+ 'SCSI CDROM support' may also be needed,"
+	depends on ATA
+comment "+ depending on your hardware configuration."
+	depends on ATA
+
 if ATA
 
 config SATA_AHCI
-
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