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SubjectRe: 2.7 block ramblings (was Re: DMA for ide-scsi?)
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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