From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jeff Garzik Subject: Re: [RFT] major libata update Date: Mon, 15 May 2006 19:00:45 -0400 Message-ID: <4469081D.7080608@garzik.org> References: <20060515170006.GA29555@havoc.gtf.org> <20060515230256.GB4699@animx.eu.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from srv5.dvmed.net ([207.36.208.214]:45777 "EHLO mail.dvmed.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750726AbWEOXAr (ORCPT ); Mon, 15 May 2006 19:00:47 -0400 In-Reply-To: <20060515230256.GB4699@animx.eu.org> Sender: linux-ide-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-ide@vger.kernel.org To: Jeff Garzik , linux-ide@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Alan Cox Wakko Warner wrote: > Jeff Garzik wrote: >> After much development and review, I merged a massive pile of libata >> patches from Tejun Heo and Albert Lee. This update contains the >> following major libata >> >> CHANGES: >> * Rewritten error handling. This is a major piece of work, even >> though it will be rarely seen. The new libata EH provides the >> foundation for not only improved error handling, but also new features >> such as device hotplug or command queueing. (Tejun Heo) >> >> * PIO-based I/O is now IRQ-driven by default, rather than polled >> in a kernel thread. The polling path will continue to exist for >> controllers that need it, and other special cases. (Albert Lee) >> >> * Core support for command queueing (Jens Axboe, Tejun Heo) >> >> * Support for NCQ-style command queueing (Jens Axboe, Tejun Heo) >> >> * Increase max-sectors dramatically, for LBA48 devices (Tejun Heo?) >> >> * Other minor changes, from myself and others. > > How about PATA? Specifically intel's IDE chip. I have a machine that I can > blow the hard drive away if I want to. Always helpful. ata_piix should support Intel PATA controllers, modulo some bugs that Alan is fixing / has fixed. If your PCI ID isn't listed, you will have to add it, and an associated info entry. Again, take a look at Alan's libata PATA patches for guidance. Jeff