From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com>
Subject: Re: libata update posted (was Re: VIA Serial ATA chipset)
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2003 13:59:55 -0400
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Samuel Flory wrote:
> Jeff Garzik wrote:
>> Changes:
>> * continue work towards fully async taskfile API:  you call 
>> submit_tf(), and later on, your callback is called when the taskfile 
>> completes or times out.   async taskfile API is required for ATAPI and 
>> supporting more advanced host controllers like Promise or AHCI (SATA2).
>> * some cleanups

>   I'm guessing there is no support for Promise yet?

Not yet.  Once I finish the item mentioned above, "async taskfile API", 
Promise support will appear quite rapidly.


> PS-  The driver works great on the silcon image chipset.  (Once I 
> realized that my Seagate drive needed newer firmware.)

Um... libata doesn't support Silicon Image yet?

	Jeff