From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1752409AbZDLRh3 (ORCPT ); Sun, 12 Apr 2009 13:37:29 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751623AbZDLRhR (ORCPT ); Sun, 12 Apr 2009 13:37:17 -0400 Received: from srv5.dvmed.net ([207.36.208.214]:51435 "EHLO mail.dvmed.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751206AbZDLRhQ (ORCPT ); Sun, 12 Apr 2009 13:37:16 -0400 Message-ID: <49E226C8.2000308@garzik.org> Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2009 13:37:12 -0400 From: Jeff Garzik User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.21 (X11/20090320) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: linux-ide@vger.kernel.org, LKML CC: Sagar Borikar Subject: [PATCH 0/3] libahci and friends References: <20090412172453.GA5763@havoc.gtf.org> In-Reply-To: <20090412172453.GA5763@havoc.gtf.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Score: -4.4 (----) X-Spam-Report: SpamAssassin version 3.2.5 on srv5.dvmed.net summary: Content analysis details: (-4.4 points, 5.0 required) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org This patchset creates libahci, as mentioned in the recent NVMHCI thread: http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123947130114037&w=2 Although these changes help set the groundwork for NVMHCI support, they are also more immediately useful in three cases: - Marvell PATA support. Marvell 6101, 6121, 6145 (and others?) added a PATA support to an existing AHCI SATA design. The controller supports both PATA and SATA. SATA is compatible with AHCI. PATA uses new DMA data structures and reset methods. - ACard support. ATP 8620 is a 99% AHCI clone, that primarily differs in its DMA data structures. - non-PCI support. Sagar Borikar posted some preliminary work, getting AHCI going on a non-PCI bus. My libahci work should hopefully assist Sagar. http://marc.info/?l=linux-ide&m=123807608819226&w=2 Regards, Jeff