linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2.6.15.4 rel.2 1/1] libata: add hotswap to sata

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Date:	Wed, 29 Nov 2006 11:01:23 +1100
From:	Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>
To:	David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>
Cc:	Martin Devera <devik@....cz>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-ide@...r.kernel.org, linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org,
	lkosewsk@...il.com.jgarzik
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2.6.15.4 rel.2 1/1] libata: add hotswap to sata_svw

On Tue, 2006-11-28 at 23:22 +0000, David Woodhouse wrote:
> On Thu, 2006-02-16 at 16:09 +0100, Martin Devera wrote:
> > From: Martin Devera <devik@....cz>
> > 
> > Add hotswap capability to Serverworks/BroadCom SATA controlers. The
> > controler has SIM register and it selects which bits in SATA_ERROR
> > register fires interrupt.
> > The solution hooks on COMWAKE (plug), PHYRDY change and 10B8B decode 
> > error (unplug) and calls into Lukasz's hotswap framework.
> > The code got one day testing on dual core Athlon64 H8SSL Supermicro 
> > MoBo with HT-1000 SATA, SMP kernel and two CaviarRE SATA HDDs in
> > hotswap bays.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Martin Devera <devik@....cz>
> 
> What became of this?

I might be to blame for not testing it... The Xserve I had on my desk
was too noisy for most of my co-workers so I kept delaying and forgot
about it.... 

Also the Xserve I have only has one disk, which makes hotplug testing a
bit harder :-)

Ben.


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