From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S932206AbWGGQ3j (ORCPT ); Fri, 7 Jul 2006 12:29:39 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S932204AbWGGQ3j (ORCPT ); Fri, 7 Jul 2006 12:29:39 -0400 Received: from animx.eu.org ([216.98.75.249]:30622 "EHLO animx.eu.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932203AbWGGQ3i (ORCPT ); Fri, 7 Jul 2006 12:29:38 -0400 Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2006 12:29:38 -0400 From: Wakko Warner To: Alan Cox Cc: linux-ide@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: libATA PATA status report, new patch Message-ID: <20060707162938.GA6103@animx.eu.org> Mail-Followup-To: Alan Cox , linux-ide@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org References: <1139244412.10437.32.camel@localhost.localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1139244412.10437.32.camel@localhost.localdomain> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6+20040907i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Alan Cox wrote: > With the exception of HPA and serialize support its now pretty close to > a straight replacement for drivers/ide on x86 systems (and boxes using > PCI devices only). There is other stuff that wants improving still like > error recovery on CRC, but its getting close. > > Please remember that functionality equivalence, and much cleaner code > doesn't mean less bugs yet, there is a *lot* of testing and hammering on > the code needed before it is production ready for switching. > > http://zeniv.linux.org.uk/~alan/IDE > > for 2.6.16-rc2 patches. I wanted to try this today on 2.6.17 but there is no patch for that version and the patch for 2.6.17-rc4 doesn't apply cleanly. Do you have a newer patch for this or do I just need to use the ole shoe horn? -- Lab tests show that use of micro$oft causes cancer in lab animals Got Gas???