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From: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com>
Subject: Re: ULI 5288(SATA driver)
Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:57:55 -0500
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Saumendra Dash wrote:
> Hi Jeff,
> 
>  I'm working on ULI1575 SATA driver which I want to run in Emulated-PATA 
> mode.
>  I have the following understanding to run a SATA device in 
> Emulated-PATA mode:
> 
>   1. In Emulated-PATA mode the legacy IDE driver should access the SATA 
> device directly in combined mode.
>   2. The class code of the device shlould be set to Emulated-PATA 
> mode(0x0185).
>   3. Enable SATA in combine mode. 
> 
>  After doing the above changes the driver does not work in Emulated-PATA 
> mode.
> 
>  Is there something missing to make the driver work in Emulated-PATA mode?

Use a PCI quirk to unconditionally disable emulated PATA mode, because 
it's not needed.

	Jeff