Re: [PATCH] Add quirk to set AHCI mode on ICH boards

Mark Lord
2007-11-09T03:29:49Z

Jeff Garzik wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 09, 2007 at 09:02:35AM +0700, Riki Oktarianto wrote:
>> Some BIOSen map AHCI ABAR but lock the SATA controller to IDE mode.
>> This patch add quirk to set AHCI mode on ICH board with such case.
>>
>> Tested on Macbook2,1 (ICH7M)
>
> Intel will complain but it's awful tempting...

*Very* tempting.

And I might even privately patch my own kernels to map the ACHI BAR
in the cases where the BIOS didn't...