linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Remove libsas PCI dependencies

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Date:	Thu, 26 Jul 2007 09:30:09 -0400
From:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
To:	James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@...elEye.com>
CC:	Meelis Roos <mroos@...ux.ee>,
	linux-scsi <linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux Kernel list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Darrick J. Wong" <djwong@...ibm.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Remove libsas PCI dependencies

James Bottomley wrote:
> Realistically, even for parisc, I can't see anyone producing a non-PCI
> SAS device (even though I'd like one).

A non-PCI device embedded on an SoC or system bus is highly -likely-, IMO.

SAS+SATA silicon (w/out firmware assist as with aic94xx) is the 
direction that Marvell and Broadcom have gone.  I would say it's 
practically inevitable that someone will embed a SAS+SATA chip eventually.


> This should become enum dma_data_direction if we're going to go the
> generic route.

Updated.

	Jeff


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