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From: Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org>
Subject: Re: [PROPOSED] ata: Report 16/32bit PIO as best we can
Date: Thu, 09 Apr 2009 16:42:24 -0400
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Cc: Tejun Heo <htejun@gmail.com>, Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>, linux-ide@vger.kernel.org, linux-scsi <linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org>, LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>

Mark Lord wrote:
> Jeff Garzik wrote:
>> a single utility should be used to configure a SATA+SAS controller 
>> port.  Requiring use of hdparm when the port is in SATA mode, and sg_* 
>> when the port is in SAS mode, is a bit annoying.
> ..
> 
> That's why hdparm uses sg_* whenever possible already.

Does hdparm really call out to external applications sg_senddiag, 
sg_opcodes, sg_inq, sg_turs, etc.?

	Jeff