Re: [PATCH] libata: fix broken Kconfig setup

Alan Cox
2005-10-20T13:46:36Z

> So sometimes the legacy IDE driver will lock up when it tries to drive
> both ports in a combined configuration? In that case, can't we just
> disable the legacy IDE driver for these chips and force the use of the
> libata version?

Now that libata is beginning to behave well I'd vote for that option,
however in kernel libata lacks several essential items for PATA feature
parity (HPA, ATAPI, suspend/resume, correct tuning). It's getting there
and I've got some more stuff waiting for Jeff, but it isn't there yet