Re: [PATCH] remove ide-scsi

Alan Cox
2008-12-06T23:32:35Z

> > - Full SATA and NCQ aware platform support.
> >
> I don't see how SATA/NCQ support is connected to SCSI.

Because the chunks of scsi midlayer we inherit (actually nowdays mostly
block) are the pieces you need anyway to do multiple command queues,
error recovery from multiple pending commands, barriers and all the other
nasty sequencing and recovery stuff.

> directly into SoC's own GPIO, not an expander) -- which requires the
> drivers to call the platform code hooks. :-(

Embedded system design in my experience primarily consists of shooting
yourself and the programmer in the foot simultaenously with automatic
weapons while attempting to save 2 cents/unit

Alan