From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org>
Subject: Re: [git patches] libata update
Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2007 06:55:28 -0400
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To: Andrey Borzenkov <arvidjaar@mail.ru>
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Andrey Borzenkov wrote:
> Jeff Garzik wrote:
> 
>> * Asynchronous notification -- finally userspace CD-ROM polling can go
>> away!
>>   (NOTE: waiting on James B to apply the piece that actually makes this
>>   work...)
> 
> Does it depend on hardware offering suitable support? What are chances for
> it to work on 5 years old DVD-ROM?

Correct -- it requires a new SATA CD-ROM with the AN capability.

	Jeff