Re: [git patches] libata updates

[Jeff Garzik]

Alan Cox wrote:
> On Llu, 2006-03-20 at 20:12 -0500, Jeff Garzik wrote:
>
> > In my [no doubt warped] brain, I equate the SFF-8038 interface to "PCI 
> > IDE BMDMA", and from there, view most hardware as a subset of PCI IDE 
> > BMDMA.  It might not do DMA, might not be PCI, might not do irqs, but 
> > most PATA hardware seems able to be driven by a "bmdma driver".  Thus, 
> > the name :)
>
>
> Most of that file is ST-506 type register interfaces, only a tiny bit is
> SFF PCI IDE with DMA.
>
> Expect some patches soon. I've got my tree merged against the git tree
> now, just needs some testing.

To be specific, are the patches against libata-dev.git 'upstream' branch?

(most should apply to Linus-vanilla branch, so regardless of the 
definition of "the git tree" it should be OK)

	Jeff



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