linux-kernel - Does the linux kernel contain support for ATA Security feature set?

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Message-Id: <CC1C24F4-B448-4453-BA6C-EF436231B267@gmail.com>
Date:	Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:49:59 -0500
From:	Robert Nicholson <robert.nicholson@...il.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Does the linux kernel contain support for ATA Security feature set?

So, I've got an X-25M that I want to securely erase and it turns out  
on a Mac I'm not going to be able to issue the command because it  
doesn't support legacy IDE mode from what I understand. So the idea of  
a any boot CD that I could boot and run a program that can issue a  
SECURE_ERASE (SE) to the drive is only applicable to PC's.

So does the Linux kernel support the ATA security set then? or does  
it, like OSX have protective measures to stop abuse of those features.
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