linux-kernel - Re: ATA support for 4k sector size

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Date:	Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:17:08 -0500
From:	"Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>
To:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Cc:	"Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>,
	Matthew Wilcox <matthew@....cx>, linux-ide@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, sandeen@...hat.com
Subject: Re: ATA support for 4k sector size

>>>>> "hpa" == H Peter Anvin <hpa@...or.com> writes:

hpa> That's ridiculously stupid.  All you need is an offset parameter,
hpa> which can be flipped at will.  Now, flipping it will obviously
hpa> scramble all data, but there is absolutely no reason why it
hpa> shouldn't be possible to instantaneously flip it back and forth.

I'm just quoting what I was told a few months ago.  I'm not
participating in IDEMA and for all I know that approach could have
changed again.

I'll ask one of my contacts to find out what the current status is...

-- 
Martin K. Petersen	Oracle Linux Engineering
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