Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 13 Sep 2003 15:57:19 -0400 | From | Jeff Garzik <> | Subject | Re: 2.7 block ramblings (was Re: DMA for ide-scsi?) |
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On Sat, Sep 13, 2003 at 09:24:05PM +0200, Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz wrote: > On Saturday 13 of September 2003 20:49, Jeff Garzik wrote: > > For 2.6, libata (unfortunately) requires the SCSI layer for ATA > > devices, and libata drives real hardware that noone else can drive. > > > > For 2.7, when all this code "moves up" -- basically adding a bunch of > > helper functions to the block layer -- libata won't need to treat ATA > > devices as SCSI devices. > > s/ATA/SATA/ > > ATA and SATA will still need their own driver(s) aware of driver-model, > sysfs, ATA quirks/tuning etc.
Agreed. Though I think some of your work in sysfs area can be made common.
> I am working on this part currently, so you can > concentrate on new, sexy SATA, leaving all dirty, legacy ATA for me.
Sounds good to me ;-) Though I'll definitely want to work together with you on several issues in 2.7...
> For all other stuff described in your mail I can only say: HELL YEAH!.
;-)
Jeff
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