linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] sata_sx4: refresh and convert to new EH

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Message-ID: <a4423d670904121923l391d67cake297c5a71ca49ace@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Mon, 13 Apr 2009 06:23:50 +0400
From:	Alexander Beregalov <a.beregalov@...il.com>
To:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
Cc:	linux-ide@...r.kernel.org, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] sata_sx4: refresh and convert to new EH

2009/4/12 Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>:
> Alexander Beregalov wrote:
>>
>> 2009/4/9 Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>:
>>>
>>> I reviewed and refreshed libata-dev.git#new-eh, now renamed to #sx4.
>>>
>>> Several bugs and missing pieces in the new-EH conversion were addressed
>>> (often by copying highly similar code from sata_promise, a highly
>>> similar chip)
>>>
>>> The only thing left is some "it still works" testing...  any takers?
>>>
>>
>> Hi Jeff
>>
>> I have SX4000 card, it is based on the same PDC20621 chip, but has PATA
>> ports
>> (without PATA-SATA bridges).
>> Can I help?
>>
>> I am newbie here, but I will try to modify the driver to support PATA
>> card as well
>> and test your patch.
>
> It's unknown how well, or what is needed, to support the SX4000.  You are
> welcome to dive in and figure out what is needed, but you'd be asking
> questions to which we wouldn't have answers.

I found Promise provided docs for FreeBSD team.
http://unix.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/FreeBSD/performance/2003-07/0043.html
>I do have the sx4000 in the works (thanks to Promise who has provided docs
>and HW to make this happen)..
Can we ask them too? :)

Interesting, I cut off all unrelated lines from freebsd/ata/ata-chipset.c
and it seems SX4/SX4000 driver is only about 700 lines long.
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