From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jeff Garzik Subject: [PATCH 0/3] libahci and friends Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2009 13:37:12 -0400 Message-ID: <49E226C8.2000308@garzik.org> References: <20090412172453.GA5763@havoc.gtf.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from srv5.dvmed.net ([207.36.208.214]:51435 "EHLO mail.dvmed.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751206AbZDLRhQ (ORCPT ); Sun, 12 Apr 2009 13:37:16 -0400 In-Reply-To: <20090412172453.GA5763@havoc.gtf.org> Sender: linux-ide-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-ide@vger.kernel.org To: linux-ide@vger.kernel.org, LKML Cc: Sagar Borikar This patchset creates libahci, as mentioned in the recent NVMHCI thread: http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123947130114037&w=2 Although these changes help set the groundwork for NVMHCI support, they are also more immediately useful in three cases: - Marvell PATA support. Marvell 6101, 6121, 6145 (and others?) added a PATA support to an existing AHCI SATA design. The controller supports both PATA and SATA. SATA is compatible with AHCI. PATA uses new DMA data structures and reset methods. - ACard support. ATP 8620 is a 99% AHCI clone, that primarily differs in its DMA data structures. - non-PCI support. Sagar Borikar posted some preliminary work, getting AHCI going on a non-PCI bus. My libahci work should hopefully assist Sagar. http://marc.info/?l=linux-ide&m=123807608819226&w=2 Regards, Jeff