linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] ahci: Add support for Cavium's fifth generation SATA controller

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Message-ID: <20171017065851.GA19939@infradead.org>
Date:   Mon, 16 Oct 2017 23:58:51 -0700
From:   Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
To:     Radha Mohan Chintakuntla <mohun106@...il.com>
Cc:     tj@...nel.org, linux-ide@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Radha Mohan Chintakuntla <rchintakuntla@...ium.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ahci: Add support for Cavium's fifth generation SATA
 controller

On Tue, Oct 10, 2017 at 10:37:51PM -0700, Radha Mohan Chintakuntla wrote:
> From: Radha Mohan Chintakuntla <rchintakuntla@...ium.com>
> 
> This patch adds support for Cavium's fifth generation SATA controller.
> It is an on-chip controller and complies with AHCI 1.3.1. As the
> controller uses 64-bit addresses it cannot use the standard AHCI BAR5
> and so uses BAR4.

Looks like it isn't actually AHCI 1.3.1 compliant after all then :)