linux-kernel - Re: RFC: detection of silent corruption via ATA long sector reads

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Date:	Fri, 2 Jan 2009 16:05:48 -0500
From:	"Greg Freemyer" <greg.freemyer@...il.com>
To:	"Sitsofe Wheeler" <sitsofe@...oo.com>
Cc:	"Mark Lord" <liml@....ca>, Redeeman <redeeman@...anurb.dk>,
	piergiorgio.sartor@...go.de, neilb@...e.de,
	linux-raid@...r.kernel.org,
	"IDE/ATA development list" <linux-ide@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: RFC: detection of silent corruption via ATA long sector reads

On Fri, Jan 2, 2009 at 3:43 PM, Sitsofe Wheeler <sitsofe@...oo.com> wrote:
>> Is there a more comprehensive write-up / resource that describes the
>> current status of the overall INTEGRITY support is, especially as it
>> relates to ATA devices?
>
>
> Did you check the kernel notes on kernelnewbies when the feature went in -
> http://kernelnewbies.org/Linux_2_6_27 ?

Interesting read, but it does not really answer the questions I posed.

I did look through the 2.6.27 source I have handy and the only call to
blk_integrity_register() is in./drivers/scsi/sd_dif.c.

That leaves me with the impression that there are not any ATA devices
claiming support yet.

Greg
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