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From: Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org>
Subject: Re: no need to add new DID's to AHCI driver?
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2007 15:19:13 -0400
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To: "Gaston, Jason D" <jason.d.gaston@intel.com>
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Gaston, Jason D wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> Now that the AHCI driver has support for all controllers with the 0x0106
> (AHCI) class code, I am not planning on adding controller DeviceID's for
> AHCI controllers.  I want to verify that this is the correct course of
> action.
> 
> Note:  I still will have to add the Intel SW "RAID" controller
> DeviceID's as they have a 0x0104 (RAID) class code.

Yep, that's fine -- and the encouraged direction.

The ideal situation for users is when new hardware is "automagically" 
supported, without needing any driver PCI ID modifications at all.

	Jeff