Re: [PATCH] Remove libsas PCI dependencies

Jeff Garzik
2007-07-26T13:30:27Z

James Bottomley wrote:
> Realistically, even for parisc, I can't see anyone producing a non-PCI
> SAS device (even though I'd like one).

A non-PCI device embedded on an SoC or system bus is highly -likely-, IMO.

SAS+SATA silicon (w/out firmware assist as with aic94xx) is the
direction that Marvell and Broadcom have gone. I would say it's
practically inevitable that someone will embed a SAS+SATA chip eventually.

> This should become enum dma_data_direction if we're going to go the
> generic route.

Updated.

Jeff