Re: [git patches] libata updates

Jeff Garzik
2006-03-21T16:40:54Z

Alan Cox wrote:
> On Llu, 2006-03-20 at 20:12 -0500, Jeff Garzik wrote:
>
>>In my [no doubt warped] brain, I equate the SFF-8038 interface to "PCI
>>IDE BMDMA", and from there, view most hardware as a subset of PCI IDE
>>BMDMA. It might not do DMA, might not be PCI, might not do irqs, but
>>most PATA hardware seems able to be driven by a "bmdma driver". Thus,
>>the name :)
>
>
> Most of that file is ST-506 type register interfaces, only a tiny bit is
> SFF PCI IDE with DMA.
>
> Expect some patches soon. I've got my tree merged against the git tree
> now, just needs some testing.

To be specific, are the patches against libata-dev.git 'upstream' branch?

(most should apply to Linus-vanilla branch, so regardless of the
definition of "the git tree" it should be OK)

Jeff