Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: Serial ATA (SATA) for Linux status report | From | Justin Cormack <> | Date | 04 Dec 2003 13:38:06 +0000 |
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On Wed, 2003-12-03 at 23:36, Jeff Garzik wrote: > Andre Tomt wrote: > > On Wed, 2003-12-03 at 21:44, Jeff Garzik wrote: > > > >>Intel ICH5 > >>---------- > >>Summary: No TCQ. Looks like a PATA controller, but with a few added, > >>non-standard SATA port controls. > > > One question - with "including hotplug", does that mean some set hotplug > > standard? Reason I'm asking is, we have a few servers from SuperMicro, > > with a ICH5R S-ATA controller that claims it's supporting hotplug, but > > hotplug is not in your ICH5-summary. > > Alas, there is no hotplug support in the ICH5 or ICH5-R SATA hardware. > > One could argue there is "coldplug" support in that hardware -- disable > the entire interface, including any active devices, then re-enable and > re-scan -- but it's a bit of a hack. If there's enough demand, I could > write some code for that. It would involve something like > > # /sbin/sata off > { plug in or remove a device } > # /sbin/sata on > > You really, really, really don't want to actually unplug a SATA drive > while it's active, on ICH5 hardware.
How does it work on other hardware?
Justin
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