From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jeff Garzik Subject: Re: [sata] new driver -- AHCI Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2004 23:17:05 -0400 Sender: linux-ide-owner@vger.kernel.org Message-ID: <409073B1.1020901@pobox.com> References: <408C1F41.3060206@pobox.com> <40905997.9020107@tomt.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk ([195.92.249.252]:35810 "EHLO www.linux.org.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S263041AbUD2DRS (ORCPT ); Wed, 28 Apr 2004 23:17:18 -0400 In-Reply-To: <40905997.9020107@tomt.net> List-Id: linux-ide@vger.kernel.org To: Andre Tomt Cc: linux-ide@vger.kernel.org, Linux Kernel Andre Tomt wrote: > Jeff Garzik wrote: > >> So kudos to the AHCI folks (mainly at Intel), for making a decent, >> open controller. I always prefer to work on drivers for decent >> hardware, whose hardware specification is open and public. > > > Quick questions: > > Is the Intel 6300ESB ("Hence Rapids") AHCI based? So far this looks like > ICH6 too me, but I may be mistaken. The only Hance Rapids stuff I've seen was ICH5-R, but maybe it's carried forward to the ICH6-R as well. I don't know, I mainly know the underlying chipsets not the boards they wind up being shipped on... > What about the Marvell 88SX5040 PCI-X SATA Controller? Coming RSN. That's my next priority, but I'm not as thrilled because Marvell isn't an open design like AHCI. I'm much more happy to promote AHCI's sane, open design. Jeff