Re: libata update posted (was Re: VIA Serial ATA chipset)

[Samuel Flory <sflory@rackable.com>]

Jeff Garzik wrote:

> Samuel Flory wrote:
>
>> Jeff Garzik wrote:
>>
>>> Changes:
>>> * continue work towards fully async taskfile API:  you call 
>>> submit_tf(), and later on, your callback is called when the taskfile 
>>> completes or times out.   async taskfile API is required for ATAPI 
>>> and supporting more advanced host controllers like Promise or AHCI 
>>> (SATA2).
>>> * some cleanups
>>
>
>>   I'm guessing there is no support for Promise yet?
>
>
> Not yet.  Once I finish the item mentioned above, "async taskfile 
> API", Promise support will appear quite rapidly.
>
>
>> PS-  The driver works great on the silcon image chipset.  (Once I 
>> realized that my Seagate drive needed newer firmware.)
>
>
> Um... libata doesn't support Silicon Image yet?
>


  The Intel PIIX/ICH support in the ac kernel seems to work on all my 
onboard  Silicon Image controllers.  I think that's only your ata-scsi 
work, however.

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