From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Mark Lord Subject: Re: [PATCH] libata: shelved ioctl-get-identity patch Date: Mon, 06 Jun 2005 11:58:36 -0400 Message-ID: <42A472AC.8040307@rtr.ca> References: <42A12E80.8090203@pobox.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from cpu1185.adsl.bellglobal.com ([207.236.110.166]:60689 "EHLO mail.rtr.ca") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261509AbVFFP6j (ORCPT ); Mon, 6 Jun 2005 11:58:39 -0400 In-Reply-To: <42A12E80.8090203@pobox.com> Sender: linux-ide-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-ide@vger.kernel.org To: Jeff Garzik Cc: "linux-ide@vger.kernel.org" , Linux Kernel Jeff Garzik wrote: > > I am removing the attached patch from libata-dev.git, as it does not > justify the maintenance burden at the present time. The reasons it sat > in libata-dev rather than go upstream are discussed at the top of the > patch. > > If anyone feels strongly about this ioctl, take it upon yourself to > research the patch fully, address the concerns, and present an updated > solution. That interface is so obsolete it really doesn't matter much now. Most people seem to use the more modern "hdparm -I" instead of this ("hdparm -i") one. For now, "hdparm -I" works just fine using HDIO_DRIVE_CMD, but if somebody could show me how to use ATA PASSTHRU, then I'll port it over to that. Cheers