Re: [patch 03/11] Optional LED trigger for libata

[Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org>]

akpm@linux-foundation.org wrote:
> From: Tony Vroon <chainsaw@gentoo.org>
> 
> This adds an optional wrapper around ata_ac_issue_prot that triggers the
> LED layer.  This is used for the PMU LED on G5 towers (IDE trigger).  My
> test platform is a PowerMac 7,3 (Dual G5 2.0GHz, June 2004) with a K2
> (sata_svw) controller.  Now respun as a single patch, and the function name
> shortened as requested.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Tony Vroon <chainsaw@gentoo.org>
> Acked-by: Tejun Heo <htejun@gmail.com>
> Cc: Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org>
> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
> ---
> 
>  drivers/ata/libata-core.c |   21 +++++++++++++++++++++
>  drivers/ata/sata_svw.c    |    2 +-
>  include/linux/libata.h    |    1 +
>  3 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)


After sitting on this for a time, I still cannot summon any interest in 
taking this patch.  It slows down the hot path for pretty lights.