Re: [PATCH] SATA NCQ support

[Matthias Andree]

On Fri, 27 May 2005, Jens Axboe wrote:

> > suck and should not be cared about, and if I were to go into SATA, I
> > should just get a new controller and forget about my onboard VIA crap.
> > (I read newer VIA are supposed to support AHCI which is good.)
> 
> SATA is still pretty fast without NCQ, it just makes some operations a

Do I take this as SATA is faster than legacy ATA? In what respect?
UDMA/33 and SATA I shouldn't be much different if I use the same drive,
or is there something?

> lot faster. But of course if you want the best, you would opt for some
> setup that allows NCQ.

If I am to switch away from SCSI, NCQ is certainly a requirement,
otherwise I can continue to use my oldish Tekram DC-390U2W. :-)

> People have lived happily without NCQ support in SATA for years, I'm
> sure you could too :-)

Unless I needed to get some adaptors or power supply with SATA
connectors %-)

-- 
Matthias Andree
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