From: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com>
To: Jan Bakuwel <jan.bakuwel@int.greenpeace.org>
Cc: linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Marvell SATA status
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 12:32:07 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <43CE7B97.7090303@pobox.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <43CE7558.3060505@int.gl3>
Jan Bakuwel wrote:
> Hoi Jeff,
>
>> Note that the Marvell chip is not RAID. See
>> http://linux.yyz.us/sata/faq-sata-raid.html
>
>
> The Marvell chip isn't listed on that page unless my eye sight is
> deterioting :-)
Yes but you get the general point.
> The BIOS identifies it as an Adaptec HostRAID 6041 controller (?),
"HostRAID" == software RAID
> allows for setting up the arrays etc, however, 'lspci -vv' identifies it
> as a Marvell Technology MV88SX6041 RAID controller.
>
> It could indeed be software RAID by controller, but as far as the OS is
> concerned the controller presents the array to the OS as a single disc...
Incorrect. The driver sees only the individual discs.
Jeff
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2006-01-18 17:32 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2006-01-17 21:55 Marvell SATA status Jan Bakuwel
2006-01-17 23:41 ` Greg Freemyer
2006-01-18 0:07 ` Jeff Garzik
2006-01-18 17:05 ` Jan Bakuwel
2006-01-18 17:32 ` Jeff Garzik [this message]
2006-01-19 8:44 ` Jan Bakuwel
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