From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Sebastian Kuzminsky Subject: Re: sata_mv important note Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 09:24:26 -0700 Message-ID: References: <43CD07D5.30302@pobox.com> Return-path: Received: from rwcrmhc11.comcast.net ([204.127.198.35]:27356 "EHLO rwcrmhc11.comcast.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932110AbWAQQXi (ORCPT ); Tue, 17 Jan 2006 11:23:38 -0500 In-reply-to: <43CD07D5.30302@pobox.com> Sender: linux-ide-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-ide@vger.kernel.org To: Jeff Garzik Cc: "linux-ide@vger.kernel.org" , Linux Kernel , Andrew Morton Jeff Garzik wrote: > For sata_mv users, you should be aware of three things: > > 1) The Marvell driver is experimental, and not yet considered ready for > production use. As Kconfig notes: HIGHLY EXPERIMENTAL. Right, understood. Can anyone recommend a 4xSATA (or more) controller on a PCI-X card that _is_ ready for production use? eSATA ports are prefered but not required. Support for hotplug, power management (spindown) and SMART is prefered but not required. Anyone? > Rest assured that all problem reports are read, even if you don't > receive a reply. After enough feedback is received, the exact problem > becomes more clear. Thanks Jeff! -- Sebastian Kuzminsky