From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Richard Aplin Subject: Re: Supporting SATA Target mode (or any data transfer w/crossover cable) on AHCI Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2011 17:30:31 -0800 Message-ID: References: <4D6A5B72.6040600@teksavvy.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Return-path: Received: from mail-iw0-f174.google.com ([209.85.214.174]:34153 "EHLO mail-iw0-f174.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751886Ab1B1Bac (ORCPT ); Sun, 27 Feb 2011 20:30:32 -0500 Received: by iwn34 with SMTP id 34so2682509iwn.19 for ; Sun, 27 Feb 2011 17:30:32 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: Sender: linux-ide-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-ide@vger.kernel.org To: linux-ide BTW for those who missed it, there was another recent (may 2010) thread on Marvell Target drivers http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-ide/msg37863.html where Saeed Bishara posted mods to the GPL Marvell drivers (not libata) for chips such as this... http://www.marvell.com/products/processors/embedded/kirkwood/FS_88F6180_9x_6281_OpenSource.pdf and added some form of C2C / Target support I don't have such a controller but I'm going to see if I can find one in an expresscard format, for testing purposes. I'm still after AHCI support for popular mobo chips, but that may be a pipe dream. Frustratingly I have this suspicion that Target mode support on those chips - if not already present - might be possible by updating these chip's firmware. I am guessing this is in flash or bios-loaded SRAM nowadays. I also guess this avenue will lead nowhere. ;-) Cheers, Rich.