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From: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com>
To: Jan Marek <linux@hazard.jcu.cz>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 2.6.9: VIA sATA cannot switch to 32bit I/O?
Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 14:32:16 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <41C87A40.40308@pobox.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20041221144119.GA21507@hazard.jcu.cz>

Jan Marek wrote:
> Hallo l-k,
> 
> I have problem with my Abit AV8 MB (s939 with VIA KT800Pro chipset and
> VIA sATA controller and 120GB Seagate Barracuda disk): I cannot switch
> 32bit access to disk to on?! I'm using libata driver...
> 
> When I use hdparm -c1 /dev/sda, I've got some error message (sorry, I
> haven't this message here, it's my home computer). Therefore disk is too
> slow to putting data for burning CD's and I need 'burnfree' feature...
> 
> Please, have anyone advice for me to speedup disk access, or is it
> possible?

This will not speed up disk access.  libata uses 16-bit I/O 
unconditionally for PIO data transfers...

  ...but you are using DMA for data transfers, which is light years 
faster than PIO anyway.

	Jeff




      reply	other threads:[~2004-12-21 19:33 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 2+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2004-12-21 14:41 2.6.9: VIA sATA cannot switch to 32bit I/O? Jan Marek
2004-12-21 19:32 ` Jeff Garzik [this message]

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