Re: support for sata7 Streaming Feature Set?

[Jeff Garzik]

Mark Lord wrote:
> The device driver has to know about it, at a minimum so that it can
> select a different EH protocol for the streams.  Which in turn means
> that the streaming commands should be known to the driver as well.

Different taskfile protocol, you mean?


> But how to handle it all nicely is the real question.
> A new block driver, if libata cannot handle it?

I seriously doubt writing a whole new ATA driver subsystem will fly :)

	Jeff



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