From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jeff Garzik Subject: Re: [sata] new driver -- AHCI Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2004 04:56:46 -0400 Sender: linux-ide-owner@vger.kernel.org Message-ID: <4090C34E.8080107@pobox.com> References: <408C1F41.3060206@pobox.com> <40905997.9020107@tomt.net> <409073B1.1020901@pobox.com> <4090B9F5.3040207@epita.fr> 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]:27279 "EHLO www.linux.org.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S263714AbUD2I5C (ORCPT ); Thu, 29 Apr 2004 04:57:02 -0400 In-Reply-To: <4090B9F5.3040207@epita.fr> List-Id: linux-ide@vger.kernel.org To: Marc Bevand Cc: linux-ide@vger.kernel.org, Linux Kernel Marc Bevand wrote: > Jeff Garzik wrote: > >> Andre Tomt wrote: >> >>> 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. > > > And what about the upcomming Promise SATAII150 SX8 PCI-X SATA Controller ? > Will it be based on an AHCI design ? No, very different. And the driver for the SX8 has been in the upstream tree for a little while now too, if you missed it: "carmel" Jeff