Re: libata-dev queue, ATA passthru updated

[Jeff Garzik]

Brett Russ wrote:
> Jeff Garzik wrote:
>
> > I have updated the 'chs-support' and 'passthru' branches of
> > rsync://rsync.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jgarzik/libata-dev.git
> >
> > to be current for the latest kernel.
> >
> > Additionally, I have uploaded the contents of the 'passthru' branch as 
> > a patch, at
> > http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/jgarzik/libata/2.6.12-git4-passthru1.patch.bz2 
>
>
>
> Wasn't T10 supposed to standardize passthru at the March meeting?  Any 
> idea when this can go mainstream?

Yes, T10 standardized things AFAIK.

However, there are outstanding reports that passthru causes device 
timeouts and other problems.  Investigating those, and a final review of 
the patch are all that's needed before passthru can go upstream.

	Jeff


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