linux-kernel - Re: sata & scsi suggestion for make menuconfig

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Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0709080927490.25942@fbirervta.pbzchgretzou.qr>
Date:	Sat, 8 Sep 2007 09:29:11 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...putergmbh.de>
To:	Stefan Richter <stefanr@...6.in-berlin.de>
cc:	Folkert van Heusden <folkert@...heusden.com>,
	Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-ide@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: sata & scsi suggestion for make menuconfig


On Sep 8 2007 09:05, Stefan Richter wrote:
>config ATA
>	[...]
>
>comment "Controller drivers"
>
>[...low-level drivers go here...]
>
>comment "Storage device drivers"
>
>config ATA_SD
>	tristate "SATA/PATA HDD support (via SCSI disk support)"
>	depends on ATA
>	select BLK_DEV_SD
>	help
>	  'SCSI disk support' is required to access SATA HDDs.  It is
>	  also necessary for parallel ATA (IDE) HDDs if you use the
>	  experimental parallel ATA option.
>
>	  You can say Y or M here to select SCSI disk support, or you
>	  can do so in the 'SCSI device support' section.
>
>[...ditto for CD/DVD-ROMs, tapes, and generic support...]

And what uses ATA_SD, or is the user supposed to manually enable it?



	Jan
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