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From: Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org>
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David Lloyd wrote:
> On Fri, 7 Jul 2006, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> 
>> Alan Cox wrote:
>>>  Also its dangerous to assume "pata_*" is a PATA driver, it may be SATA
>>>  with a bridge chip, and in some cases like the ATI this is quite 
>>> common.
>>
>> Incorrect; what you describe is the core assumption underlying the 
>> "ata_", "pata_", and "sata_" prefixes.
>>
>> If the user can attached PATA and SATA devices to a controller, its 
>> prefix is ata_
> 
> So sata_promise will change to ata_promise at some point?

Yes, if breakage can be minimized.  Internal symbols have already changed...

	Jeff