From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1030354AbWBHRYU (ORCPT ); Wed, 8 Feb 2006 12:24:20 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1030367AbWBHRYU (ORCPT ); Wed, 8 Feb 2006 12:24:20 -0500 Received: from outpipe-village-512-1.bc.nu ([81.2.110.250]:35976 "EHLO lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1030354AbWBHRYT (ORCPT ); Wed, 8 Feb 2006 12:24:19 -0500 Subject: Re: libata PATA status report on 2.6.16-rc1-mm5 From: Alan Cox To: Chris Boot Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <43EA11F5.4000205@bootc.net> References: <33D367D1-870E-46AE-A7EC-C938B51E816F@bootc.net> <1139400278.26270.10.camel@localhost.localdomain> <43E9F41C.30204@bootc.net> <43EA11F5.4000205@bootc.net> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 17:26:29 +0000 Message-Id: <1139419590.27721.9.camel@localhost.localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.2.3 (2.2.3-2.fc4) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Mer, 2006-02-08 at 15:44 +0000, Chris Boot wrote: > My next step will be to play with the CD drive. Any hints on > stress-testing the drive? Obviously writing a CD then comparing to the > ISO will be one step, but any others? The PATA specific code is almost entirely in the setup stages. Once the setup is done then (with the exception of early PIIX devices, radisys, triflex and a couple of other oddities) there is no "new" code actually being run. Alan