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From: Mark Lord <liml@rtr.ca>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] libata-dev: recognize WRITE_MULTI_FUA_EXT for r/w multiple
Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2006 09:26:35 -0500
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Albert Lee wrote:
> Jeff,
> 
> Changes:
> Recognize ATA_CMD_WRITE_MULTI_FUA_EXT as r/w multiple commands.

This one will require exhaustive testing on various controllers.
There are quite a few PIO boards with FIFOs that "recognize"
opcodes for READs and WRITEs.  And practically all of them predate
any concept of FUA commands.

Very VERY risky.