From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Wakko Warner Subject: Re: libATA PATA status report, new patch Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2006 12:29:38 -0400 Message-ID: <20060707162938.GA6103@animx.eu.org> References: <1139244412.10437.32.camel@localhost.localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from animx.eu.org ([216.98.75.249]:30622 "EHLO animx.eu.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932203AbWGGQ3i (ORCPT ); Fri, 7 Jul 2006 12:29:38 -0400 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1139244412.10437.32.camel@localhost.localdomain> Sender: linux-ide-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-ide@vger.kernel.org To: Alan Cox Cc: linux-ide@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Alan Cox wrote: > With the exception of HPA and serialize support its now pretty close to > a straight replacement for drivers/ide on x86 systems (and boxes using > PCI devices only). There is other stuff that wants improving still like > error recovery on CRC, but its getting close. > > Please remember that functionality equivalence, and much cleaner code > doesn't mean less bugs yet, there is a *lot* of testing and hammering on > the code needed before it is production ready for switching. > > http://zeniv.linux.org.uk/~alan/IDE > > for 2.6.16-rc2 patches. I wanted to try this today on 2.6.17 but there is no patch for that version and the patch for 2.6.17-rc4 doesn't apply cleanly. Do you have a newer patch for this or do I just need to use the ole shoe horn? -- Lab tests show that use of micro$oft causes cancer in lab animals Got Gas???