From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Samuel Flory Subject: Re: libata update posted (was Re: VIA Serial ATA chipset) Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2003 11:09:34 -0700 Sender: linux-scsi-owner@vger.kernel.org Message-ID: <3F4F96DE.7030603@rackable.com> References: <20030813074535.C3AB427AC8@mail.medav.de> <3F4F6863.4080400@pobox.com> <3F4F8BA7.1080002@rackable.com> <3F4F949B.6030900@pobox.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from 64-60-248-67.cust.telepacific.net ([64.60.248.67]:50837 "EHLO mx.rackable.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261657AbTH2SP5 (ORCPT ); Fri, 29 Aug 2003 14:15:57 -0400 In-Reply-To: <3F4F949B.6030900@pobox.com> List-Id: linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org To: Jeff Garzik Cc: "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" , SCSI Mailing List Jeff Garzik wrote: > 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? > The Intel PIIX/ICH support in the ac kernel seems to work on all my onboard Silicon Image controllers. I think that's only your ata-scsi work, however. -- Once you have their hardware. Never give it back. (The First Rule of Hardware Acquisition) Sam Flory