linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/3] AHCI updates: Marvell AHCI PATA works; pata

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Date:	Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:14:37 -0400
From:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
To:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>, Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>,
	linux-ide@...r.kernel.org, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/3] AHCI updates: Marvell AHCI PATA works;	pata_marvell
 fate?

Ville Syrjälä wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 10:50:31AM +0100, Alan Cox wrote:
>>> Marvell PATA on 6121 and similar chips should also work, but that hasn't
>>> yet been tested.  Here's the full list of what still needs testing:
>>>
>>> - master + slave devices
>>> - ATAPI
>>> - 6121 (6123? others?)
>> LBA48
>>
>>
>>> Also, there is the open question of how to deal with pata_marvell
>>> co-existence
>> I think for the moment make PATA support by AHCI a config option and as
>> soon as we trust it we can get rid of the option and of pata_marvell.
> 
> How does this relate to 6101 which is a PATA only controller? Would that
> continue to use pata_marvell or does this new stuff support such things
> too?

I'm pretty sure 6101 will behave similarly to 6121, but have not verified.

	Jeff



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