linux-kernel - Re: Problem with ata layer in 2.6.24

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Date:	Tue, 29 Jan 2008 12:59:54 -0500
From:	Gene Heskett <gene.heskett@...il.com>
To:	Daniel Barkalow <barkalow@...ervon.org>
Cc:	Mikael Pettersson <mikpe@...uu.se>,
	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	Richard Heck <rgheck@...jweil.com>, Zan Lynx <zlynx@....org>,
	Calvin Walton <calvin.walton@...il.com>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux ide Mailing list <linux-ide@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Problem with ata layer in 2.6.24

On Tuesday 29 January 2008, Daniel Barkalow wrote:
>On Tue, 29 Jan 2008, Gene Heskett wrote:
>> >For starters, enable CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SR.
>>
>> That could stand to be moved or renamed, it is well buried in the menu for
>> the REAL scsi stuffs, which I don't have any of.  Enabled & building now.
>
>The "SCSI support type (disk, tape, CD-ROM)" section of that menu actually
>applies to all ATA-command-set devices that don't use the old IDE code.
>For example, usb-storage uses "SCSI disk" out of that section, and
>I've only seen "Probe all LUNs on each SCSI device" be needed for a
>particular USB card reader with two slots. At this point, most of the
>things in the kernel that refer to SCSI probably should say "storage" (or
>"ATA", really, but that would make the acronyms confusing).
>
>Incidentally, you should be able to save debugging time for problems like
>missing "sr" by building it as a module, which will build really quickly
>and not require a reboot to test.
>
>	-Daniel
>*This .sig left intentionally blank*

I did, Daniel, but while that has worked, its not been 100% foolproof in the 
past, so I just waste the 9 minutes building a new kernel as cheap insurance.

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Cheers, Gene
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