Re: libata-dev queue updated

[Brad Campbell]

Dieter Stueken wrote:
> > * ATA passthru (read: SMART support)
>
>
> is it still unsafe to use passthru concurrently
> to normal disk I/O, as stated earlier?

It appears to be safe with a UP machine at the moment. (Read as: I have been beating it hard for 
over a month with no issues.) SMP is known to have a race which may not be good.



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Brad
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