Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1759473AbXEPITS (ORCPT ); Wed, 16 May 2007 04:19:18 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1756185AbXEPITH (ORCPT ); Wed, 16 May 2007 04:19:07 -0400 Received: from outbound-sin.frontbridge.com ([207.46.51.80]:1434 "EHLO outbound1-sin-R.bigfish.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753066AbXEPITF (ORCPT ); Wed, 16 May 2007 04:19:05 -0400 X-BigFish: V Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-7" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: =?utf-7?B?UkU6ICtBRnMtUEFUQ0ggNC80K0FGMC0gQWRkIHRoZSBjb21iaW5lZA==?= =?utf-7?B?IG1vZGUgZm9yIEFUSSBTQjcwMA==?= X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 Date: Wed, 16 May 2007 16:13:51 +0800 Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <464AB979.2020107@garzik.org> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: =?utf-7?B?K0FGcy1QQVRDSCA0LzQrQUYwLSBBZGQgdGhlIGNvbWJpbmVkIG1vZA==?= =?utf-7?B?ZSBmb3IgQVRJIFNCNzAw?= Thread-Index: AceXj/Z53k/XXOKcRR From: "Henry Su" To: "Jeff Garzik" Cc: "Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz" , , , =?utf-7?B?Z21haWwrQUY4LWF0aQ==?= X-OriginalArrivalTime: 16 May 2007 08:13:55.0157 (UTC) FILETIME=[25625850:01C79792] Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1271 Lines: 37 hi Jeff, this patch is used to set the SATA controller back to AHCI mode when ATI SB700 is set as combined mode or legacy IDE mode by BIOS, without this patch, just like ATI SB600, the SB700 SATA device will fail in these two modes. BRs, henry -----Original Message----- From: Jeff Garzik +AFs-mailto:jeff+AEA-garzik.org+AF0- Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 3:58 PM To: Henry Su Cc: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz+ADs- gregkh+AEA-suse.de+ADs- linux-kernel+AEA-vger.kernel.org+ADs- gmail+AF8-ati Subject: Re: +AFs-PATCH 4/4+AF0- Add the combined mode for ATI SB700 Henry Su wrote: +AD4- From: henry.su+AEA-amd.com +AD4- Besides those modes in ATI SB600 SATA controller, ATI SB700 supports one more mode:the combined mode. +AD4- +AD4- The combined mode is a Legacy IDE mode used for compatibility with some old OS without AHCI driver, +AD4- but now it is not necessary for Linux since the kernel has supported AHCI. hmmmm. The patch looks OK, but your description seems to indicate that the patch is not needed? 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/