Re: [2.6 patch] select ATA_SFF

[Tejun Heo]

Sergei Shtylyov wrote:
> > >    Jeff, Tejun, what "sff" in the file name actually means? Isn't it 
> > > strange that the drivers lacking DMA support or not really compliant 
> > > with SFF-8038i have to link with this file?
>
> > Maybe it should be libata-tf and libata-bmdma, but sff (sans bmdma)
> > and bmdma is acceptable, hopefully, right?
>
>    What's sff sans bmdma?

Supposed to be TF interface.  IIRC, the SFF term was first from Alan 
although it's entirely possible that I misunderstood it and used it in 
the wrong way.  Alan, can you please clear up the confusion?

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tejun
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