linux-kernel - Re: regression: disk error loop (panic?) ide_do_rw

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Message-ID: <469D4E37.5040202@garzik.org>
Date:	Tue, 17 Jul 2007 19:18:15 -0400
From:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
To:	Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@...il.com>
CC:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Giacomo Catenazzi <cate@...eee.net>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@...cle.com>, akpm@...ux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: regression: disk error loop (panic?) ide_do_rw_disk-bad:

Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz wrote:
> On Wednesday 18 July 2007, Linus Torvalds wrote:
>> On Wed, 18 Jul 2007, Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz wrote:
>>> The new generic SG layer is CONFIG_SCSI=y "generic" in the current tree.
>> Yeah. I know, I already talked to Jens about it - in order to be generic, 
>> the BSG stuff really does end up having to be able to stand on its own, 
>> since not everybody wants/needs the whole SCSI layer.
> 
> bsg looks really promising and it would be great if we can use it also
> for IDE driver.

Agreed.  IMO:  bsg should be able to be used for sending ATA commands 
(taskfiles) as well as SCSI commands.

	Jeff



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