linux-kernel - Re: [patch] libata:ahci: enclosure management support (resend)

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Message-ID: <48458777.70904@garzik.org>
Date:	Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:03:35 -0400
From:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
To:	Kristen Carlson Accardi <kristen.c.accardi@...el.com>
CC:	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-ide@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch] libata:ahci: enclosure management support (resend)

Kristen Carlson Accardi wrote:
> Here's a resend of the patch I sent 2 weeks ago, refreshed against
> Andrews kernel.  This is one of many resends since the original 
> patch was sent in January-ish. Could you please review this patch 
> and let me know what you'd like me to change?  I'm happy to change it 
> however you want as long as the feature still functions.
> 
> Thanks,
> Kristen
> 
> Add Enclosure Management support to libata and ahci.
> 
> Signed-off-by:  Kristen Carlson Accardi <kristen.c.accardi@...el.com>
> ---
>  drivers/ata/ahci.c        |  321 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
>  drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c |   79 +++++++++++
>  include/linux/libata.h    |   21 +++
>  3 files changed, 419 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

I'm pretty happy with this, and I plan on queueing it for #upstream 
(2.6.27, linux-next).

Ideally a better solution would be a bit more generic (i.e. not just 
libata), but this is a nice and compact implementation, and generic 
enough to support all of libata's purposes.

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