From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jeff Garzik Subject: Re: Playing with SATA NCQ Date: Sun, 29 May 2005 14:01:17 -0400 Message-ID: <429A036D.8090104@pobox.com> References: <20050526140058.GR1419@suse.de> <1117382598.4851.3.camel@localhost.localdomain> <4299EF16.2050208@pobox.com> <1117385429.4851.8.camel@localhost.localdomain> <4299F4E2.4020305@pobox.com> <1117387432.4851.13.camel@localhost.localdomain> <20050529172949.GA3578@havoc.gtf.org> <1117388703.4851.21.camel@localhost.localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from mail.dvmed.net ([216.237.124.58]:43751 "EHLO mail.dvmed.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261369AbVE2SBV (ORCPT ); Sun, 29 May 2005 14:01:21 -0400 In-Reply-To: <1117388703.4851.21.camel@localhost.localdomain> Sender: linux-ide-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-ide@vger.kernel.org To: Erik Slagter Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-ide@vger.kernel.org, Jens Axboe Erik Slagter wrote: > I guess the only way to have, for example the ICH6, not using legacy > IRQ/ports, is to switch it to AHCI, which only the BIOS can do (if > implemented). "native mode" is where PATA and/or SATA PCI device is programmed into full PCI mode -- PCI BARs, PCI irq, etc. Some BIOSen allow you to enable mode, which disables all use of legacy IRQ/ports. Also, ICH6 silicon does not support AHCI, only ICH6-R and ICH6-M. Jeff