linux-kernel - Re: libata extension

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Message-ID: <20070311133108.7dca0e7b@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Date:	Sun, 11 Mar 2007 13:31:08 +0000
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Robert Hancock <hancockr@...w.ca>
Cc:	Vitaliyi <imgrey@...il.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: libata extension

> I believe you should be able to do this by sending ATA pass-through SCSI 
> commands into the device using SG_IO, without any kernel changes. It's 
> really the mechanism that's meant for this..

It should work, but Mark Lord reported some problems with READ_LONG on
PIIX/ICH intel chipsets. I don't know if he ever resolved them but if not
I have a patch that ought to.

Alan
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