From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jeff Garzik Subject: Re: Marvell SATA status Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 12:32:07 -0500 Message-ID: <43CE7B97.7090303@pobox.com> References: <43CD67E1.7080703@int.gl3> <43CD86C7.80806@pobox.com> <43CE7558.3060505@int.gl3> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from mail.dvmed.net ([216.237.124.58]:26806 "EHLO mail.dvmed.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751401AbWARRcP (ORCPT ); Wed, 18 Jan 2006 12:32:15 -0500 In-Reply-To: <43CE7558.3060505@int.gl3> Sender: linux-scsi-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org To: Jan Bakuwel Cc: linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org Jan Bakuwel wrote: > Hoi Jeff, > >> Note that the Marvell chip is not RAID. See >> http://linux.yyz.us/sata/faq-sata-raid.html > > > The Marvell chip isn't listed on that page unless my eye sight is > deterioting :-) Yes but you get the general point. > The BIOS identifies it as an Adaptec HostRAID 6041 controller (?), "HostRAID" == software RAID > allows for setting up the arrays etc, however, 'lspci -vv' identifies it > as a Marvell Technology MV88SX6041 RAID controller. > > It could indeed be software RAID by controller, but as far as the OS is > concerned the controller presents the array to the OS as a single disc... Incorrect. The driver sees only the individual discs. Jeff