linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] ahci: Fix long standing Marvell regressions

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Message-ID: <48BE945E.4090106@garzik.org>
Date:	Wed, 03 Sep 2008 09:42:54 -0400
From:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
To:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
CC:	torvalds@...l.org, linux-ide@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ahci: Fix long standing Marvell regressions

Alan Cox wrote:
> The actual fix for the moment is very simple. If the user has included
> the pata_marvell driver let it drive the ports. If they've only selected
> for SATA support give them the AHCI driver which will run the port a fraction
> faster. Allow the user to control this decision via ahci.marvell_enable as
> a module parameter so that distributions can ship 'it works' defaults and
> smarter users (or config tools) can then flip it over it desired.
> 
> 
> Signed-off-by: Alan Cox <alan@...hat.com>
> ---
> 
>  drivers/ata/Kconfig |    6 ++++--
>  drivers/ata/ahci.c  |   19 +++++++++++++++++++
>  2 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

[snip]

That's far more reasonable, and I'd be happy to queue that with your 
full email text...

Unless you object, I'll roll this up with a couple other libata fixes 
for 2.6.27-rc.

	Jeff



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