From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: Mark Lord <liml@rtr.ca>
Subject: Re: [PATCHSET #upstream] libata: separate out SFF and BMDMA
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:43:27 -0400
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Tejun Heo wrote:
..
> This patchset further separates SFF/BMDMA support from the rest of the
> libata and separate out BMDMA from SFF.  This patchset contains the
> following 22 patches.
..

Heh.. I wonder how this will fit with an upcoming task on my list:
adding ATAPI support to sata_mv..

Currently sata_mv is a more-or-less purely FIS-based driver,
with little need for SFF and no need for BMDMA.

But ATAPI on those chips uses BMDMA, as does target-mode (also on the list).
It'll be interesting.

Cheers