Re: [git patches] libata update

From: Tejun Heo
Date: Thu Oct 25 2007 - 23:02:58 EST


Jeff Garzik wrote:
> Andrey Borzenkov wrote:
>> Jeff Garzik wrote:
>>
>>> * Asynchronous notification -- finally userspace CD-ROM polling can go
>>> away!
>>> (NOTE: waiting on James B to apply the piece that actually makes this
>>> work...)
>>
>> Does it depend on hardware offering suitable support? What are chances
>> for
>> it to work on 5 years old DVD-ROM?
>
> Correct -- it requires a new SATA CD-ROM with the AN capability.

And some SATA CD-ROMs lie about AN capability and sends nothing when
media event occurs. Do we need to start a blacklist or whitelist? :-)

--
tejun
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