Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1764451AbYHHXPm (ORCPT ); Fri, 8 Aug 2008 19:15:42 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1760440AbYHHXPV (ORCPT ); Fri, 8 Aug 2008 19:15:21 -0400 Received: from astoria.ccjclearline.com ([64.235.106.9]:34784 "EHLO astoria.ccjclearline.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1759870AbYHHXPT (ORCPT ); Fri, 8 Aug 2008 19:15:19 -0400 Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2008 19:13:21 -0400 (EDT) From: "Robert P. J. Day" X-X-Sender: rpjday@localhost.localdomain To: Krzysztof Halasa cc: Grant Coady , Alan Cox , Linux Kernel Mailing List Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH] cleanup Serial ATA and Parallel ATA Kconfig In-Reply-To: Message-ID: References: <20080808172629.232bed01@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> User-Agent: Alpine 1.10 (LFD 962 2008-03-14) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: MULTIPART/MIXED; BOUNDARY="8323328-856349815-1218237211=:3254" X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - astoria.ccjclearline.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - vger.kernel.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - crashcourse.ca X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 2918 Lines: 68 This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. --8323328-856349815-1218237211=:3254 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE On Sat, 9 Aug 2008, Krzysztof Halasa wrote: > Grant Coady writes: > > > =C2=A6 =C2=A6 --- Serial ATA (SATA) and Parallel ATA (PATA) driver= s =C2=A6 =C2=A6 > > =C2=A6 =C2=A6 <*> AHCI SATA support = =C2=A6 =C2=A6 > > =C2=A6 =C2=A6 [*] ATA ACPI Support = =C2=A6 =C2=A6 > > =C2=A6 =C2=A6 [ ] SATA Port Multiplier support = =C2=A6 =C2=A6 > > =C2=A6 =C2=A6 < > Silicon Image 3124/3132 SATA support = =C2=A6 =C2=A6 > > =C2=A6 =C2=A6 [*] ATA SFF support = =C2=A6 =C2=A6 > > =C2=A6 =C2=A6 *** Serial ATA drivers *** = =C2=A6 =C2=A6 > > =C2=A6 =C2=A6 < > Initio 162x SATA support = =C2=A6 =C2=A6 > > =C2=A6 =C2=A6 < > Intel ESB, ICH, PIIX3, PIIX4 PATA/SATA suppo= rt =C2=A6 =C2=A6 > > As noted, it's both PATA and SATA. People searching for PATA-only > PIIX support may have trouble locating it under SATA. > > Why not remove ATA SFF support visual option (or leave it for > optional off-tree drivers only, if it makes sense) and SELECT it > when any driver using it is selected? I'm not sure that users know > they need SFF, or what's that. > > I think I would also ask for PATA and for SATA first: > > [*] PATA support > [*] SATA support that was sort my original thought, but i don't know enough about ATA fundamentals to know if it makes sense for these to be independently selectable. that's why i nobly bailed and left it for someone else to do the actual work. :-) rday -- =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Robert P. J. Day Linux Consulting, Training and Annoying Kernel Pedantry: Have classroom, will lecture. http://crashcourse.ca Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D --8323328-856349815-1218237211=:3254-- -- 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/