From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jeff Garzik Subject: Re: [PATCH 2.6.13] libata: Marvell SATA support (PIO mode) Date: Sat, 03 Sep 2005 13:29:30 -0400 Message-ID: <4319DD7A.7000702@pobox.com> References: <20050830183625.BEE1520F4C@lns1058.lss.emc.com> <4314C604.4030208@pobox.com> <20050901142754.B93BF27137@lns1058.lss.emc.com> <4319AE7B.3010304@dtbb.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: <4319AE7B.3010304@dtbb.net> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org To: Tyler Cc: Brett Russ , linux-ide@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-ide@vger.kernel.org Tyler wrote: > Brett Russ wrote: > >> Some (non-functional) cleanup modifications since the version 0.10 >> driver I sent out 2005-08-30. Also adding signed-off-by for Jeff's >> upstream push. This is my libata compatible low level driver for >> the Marvell SATA family. Currently it successfully runs in PIO mode >> on a 6081 chip. EDMA support is in the works and should be done >> shortly. Review, testing (especially on other flavors of Marvell), >> comments welcome. >> >> Thank you, >> BR >> >> Signed-off-by: Brett Russ >> >> >> > [snip..] > > Please find attached patches that add the Adaptec 1420SA controller to > the PCI ID list in the driver, and a small note in the kernel config > option to state so. This is untested as of currently, if anyone has a > 1420SA to try, that would be great.. The one I had access to is now > gone to a remote location out of reach for testing. I read in one post > I found with google, that the 1420SA uses a 6541 chip instead of a 6041, > but I am not able to verify this, and also don't know if it may still > work as a 6041. The card is still a Sata2, PCI-X card, with 4 ports, > the same as the 6041 based cards. This patch may or may not be > useful.. The card comes with a manufacturer ID of 9005 according to a > linux PCI-ID list, which is a secondary id of Adaptec's known as > ADAPTEC2, and an actual PCI Id of 0241. I would prefer to have it tested, before accepting this patch... Jeff