From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jeff Garzik Subject: Re: PATAPI via libata promise 20275 Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 13:10:39 -0400 Sender: linux-scsi-owner@vger.kernel.org Message-ID: <4177ED8F.7060809@pobox.com> References: <200410211704.i9LH4jMR008268@falcon30.maxeymade.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk ([195.92.249.252]:42141 "EHLO www.linux.org.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S270701AbUJURK5 (ORCPT ); Thu, 21 Oct 2004 13:10:57 -0400 In-Reply-To: <200410211704.i9LH4jMR008268@falcon30.maxeymade.com> List-Id: linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org To: Doug Maxey Cc: Christoph Hellwig , SCSI Mailing List , "linux-ide@vger.kernel.org" , Alan Cox , Albert CC Lee Doug Maxey wrote: > Continuing down a somewhat related path, what is the outlook for PATAPI > via libata? > > There is a high level of interest to have hotplug controllers for ppc64, and > the primary (exclusive at this point) application is to drive PATAPI optical. > > I know you have indicated that you have some WIP to get there. I would like > to offer any help to reach that goal. > > Would you point me to any code available? You should be following linux-ide, and pay attention to any posting like http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?t=109782787200002&r=1&w=2&n=4 The latest ATAPI code is currently in the latest -BK snapshot of upstream, but new development occurs in "libata-dev" queue as described in the above email link. Jeff