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Subject: Re: [PATCH] 2.5.3-pre1 ata-253p1-2
From: Robert Love <rml@tech9.net>
To: Andre Hedrick <andre@linuxdiskcert.org>
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On Thu, 2002-01-17 at 17:59, Andre Hedrick wrote:

> This kernel is totally ACB-IO or Taskfile Driven, the Config.in Option is
> to allow user-space access for diagnostics, forensics and OEM feature
> sets.

Oh, OK -- 2.5.3-pre1 doesn't have Configure.help entries ;)
But I think Anton sent them, so hopefully we will see them.

I guess the configure option just enables the ioctl, then, eh?  Gotcha.

> You have to give Jens the credit for gluing it togather, because there was
> no way I would have figured out the suttle issues of BIO.  There are
> serveral additions need to fix all the archs so hope to have something
> today.

Well, good work to both of you.  It is an excellent driver.  Please
submit it for pre2.

FYI, I am having no problems with the above and preempt-kernel, which
I've heard reported otherwise.  If it works with preemption and SMP ...

	Robert Love

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