Re: [PATCH] 2.5.3-pre1 ata-253p1-2

Robert Love (rml@tech9.net)
17 Jan 2002 18:13:35 -0500


On Thu, 2002-01-17 at 17:59, Andre Hedrick wrote:

> This kernel is totally ACB-IO or Taskfile Driven, the Config.in Option is
> to allow user-space access for diagnostics, forensics and OEM feature
> sets.

Oh, OK -- 2.5.3-pre1 doesn't have Configure.help entries ;)
But I think Anton sent them, so hopefully we will see them.

I guess the configure option just enables the ioctl, then, eh? Gotcha.

> You have to give Jens the credit for gluing it togather, because there was
> no way I would have figured out the suttle issues of BIO. There are
> serveral additions need to fix all the archs so hope to have something
> today.

Well, good work to both of you. It is an excellent driver. Please
submit it for pre2.

FYI, I am having no problems with the above and preempt-kernel, which
I've heard reported otherwise. If it works with preemption and SMP ...

Robert Love

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