Re: EH progress summary

[Albert Lee <albertcc@tw.ibm.com>]

Hi Tejun:
> 
> I think we're half-way through the EH changes. New reset mechanism and
> most of config reorganization are in tree. Currently, the patches which
> are waiting for your review are...
> 
> [1] libata: rename ata_dev_id_[c_]string()
> [2] libata: reorganize ata_dev_identify() (7 patches)
> [3] libata: implement and use ata_dev_revalidate() (4 patches)
> 
> Once these revalidation changes make into tree, I'll submit
> ata_set_mode() changes (I've submitted the first patchset of this but
> Alan had a valid objection. I agreed and dropped that one.[4])
> 
> After ata_set_mode() changes are complete, the real EH changes will be
> submitted including error recording (to determine whether speed down is
> necessary) and all the recovery actions. 

Will PATA speed down be supported?
e.g. udma133 => udma100 => udma66 => udma33 => pio ...


> I haven't splitted these yet
> but I guess it will be three or four patchsets.
> 
> And after that, Jens' NCQ work can be integrated over it. The code
> required to implement NCQ is actually quite small.  It will probably
> take only one patchset of about three to five patches.
> 
> So, this is where we stand. I hope we can get new EH up and working soon.
> 
> 

Albert