Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 04 Dec 2004 10:15:49 +0400 | From | Brad Campbell <> | Subject | Re: libata-dev queue updated |
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Dieter Stueken wrote: >> * ATA passthru (read: SMART support) > > > is it still unsafe to use passthru concurrently > to normal disk I/O, as stated earlier?
It appears to be safe with a UP machine at the moment. (Read as: I have been beating it hard for over a month with no issues.) SMP is known to have a race which may not be good.
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