From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Uwe Koziolek Subject: Re: sata_sis and SIS180 in combined mode Date: Mon, 04 Dec 2006 01:50:19 +0100 Message-ID: <457370CB.60008@gmx.net> References: <200612031834.16797.sven@linux4geeks.de> <45735B51.5040501@gmx.net> <20061204001114.066b10f3@localhost.localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from mail.gmx.net ([213.165.64.20]:24964 "HELO mail.gmx.net") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S1760176AbWLDAuW (ORCPT ); Sun, 3 Dec 2006 19:50:22 -0500 In-Reply-To: <20061204001114.066b10f3@localhost.localdomain> Sender: linux-ide-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-ide@vger.kernel.org To: Alan Cc: Sven Ladegast , uwe.koziolek@web.de, linux-ide@vger.kernel.org >> Because you are only using the PATA port, you can make a private >> solution, move the PCI-ID 180 from sata_sis.c to sis5513.c or >> pata_sis.c >> dependend on the ide driver you want to use. >> >> The SiS180 has no hardware RAID functionality, It is only a BIOS based >> software raid. The SiS180 is a combined SATA/PATA controller. >> >> I will try a patch for this issue. >> > > Are both ports off the same set of PCI resources ? If not then it would > be better to put a set of entry points into pata_sis that allow sata_sis > to "plug in" pata support. I'm happy to help hack on this given enough > info. > > Alan > > One port is PATA, the other port is SATA, they have the same PCI resources. It is possible to configure the controller to use both ports in SATA mode without slave. Then the PATA part of the controller is not reachable. Uwe