RE: linux-2.4.28 released

[Tomita, Haruo]

Sorry for not writing you soon.

Jeff Garzik wrote:

> >>PATA and SATA (DMA doesn't work for PATA, in split-driver 
> configuration),
> >>and there is no split-driver to worry about.
> >>
> >>I think there may need to be some code to prevent the IDE 
> driver from
> >>claiming the legacy ISA ports.
> > 
> > 
> > Its called "request_resource". If you want the resource 
> claim it. IDE will
> > be a good citizen.
> 
> That's what the quirk does.  libata still needs to find out 
> who obtained the resource, not blindly grab it (and fail).

I also think so. 

It may be unavoidable one that ata_piix does not work. 
But, it is a problem that a DMA transfer does not enable by piix. 
Don't you think so?
--
Haruo
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