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From: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com>
To: Joe Istead <jistead@nuvation.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	"linux-ide@vger.kernel.org" <linux-ide@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: non-PCI libata
Date: Thu, 12 May 2005 17:23:21 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4283C949.3050503@pobox.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <FC3C0DD86B79DF4FA423AF0379A54761029DD0EA@mailguy2.nuvation.com>

Joe Istead wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I have a question related to an LKML post on April 5, 2005:
> 
> http://lkml.org/lkml/2005/4/5/210
> 
> Preamble:
> I'm developing a low level driver for a non-PCI AHCI controller.  In
> particular, I'm using uClinux (2.6.x kernel) on a Nios II processor (Avalon
> bus, etc etc).  
> 
> It looks like porting "drivers/scsi/ahci.c" to uClinux is the easiest way to
> do this.  However, ahci.c depends on libata, and both of these are littered
> with PCI-specific calls.
> 
> Question:
> Is there a non-PCI libata (or, are there plans to make one)?

libata already supports non-PCI.  Another engineer is already using 
libata on his embedded non-PCI hardware.

You'll just have to modify AHCI to support non-PCI.

	Jeff



      reply	other threads:[~2005-05-12 21:23 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 2+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2005-05-12 21:20 non-PCI libata Joe Istead
2005-05-12 21:23 ` Jeff Garzik [this message]

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