Re: [SATA] libata-dev queue updated

Mark Lord
2005-06-07T12:37:45Z

Greg Stark wrote:
> Uh, this is 2.6.12-rc4 with the latest libata-dev patch from Garzik's web
> site:
>
> bash-3.00$ smartctl -data -a /dev/sda
> smartctl version 5.32 Copyright (C) 2002-4 Bruce Allen
> Home page is http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/
>
> Smartctl: Device Read Identity Failed (not an ATA/ATAPI device)

Oh, wait a sec -- Jeff just posted that he's nuked the "read identity" ioctl(),
so I suppose that has now broken smartmontools compatibility.

So Linux either goes without S.M.A.R.T. for SATA (again),
or Jeff puts it back, or smartmontools gets upgraded Real Soon Now.

Cheers