Re: [PATCH #upstream-fixes] libata: Add transport class for libata

Stefan Richter
2008-08-19T11:34:04Z

Gwendal Grignou wrote:
> This patch adds objects for accessing libata objects from user space:
> - ata_port class: one per ATA port
> - ata_link class: one per ATA port or 15 for SATA Port Multiplier
> - ata_device class: up to 2 for PATA link, usually one for SATA.

Two outsider questions:

You are adding a userspace interface. What are the stability commitments?

Could you make it configurable, so that people who don't need this
interface can build the kernel without it?
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Stefan Richter
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