Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 12 May 2005 17:23:21 -0400 | From | Jeff Garzik <> | Subject | Re: non-PCI libata |
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Joe Istead wrote: > Hello, > > I have a question related to an LKML post on April 5, 2005: > > http://lkml.org/lkml/2005/4/5/210 > > Preamble: > I'm developing a low level driver for a non-PCI AHCI controller. In > particular, I'm using uClinux (2.6.x kernel) on a Nios II processor (Avalon > bus, etc etc). > > It looks like porting "drivers/scsi/ahci.c" to uClinux is the easiest way to > do this. However, ahci.c depends on libata, and both of these are littered > with PCI-specific calls. > > Question: > Is there a non-PCI libata (or, are there plans to make one)?
libata already supports non-PCI. Another engineer is already using libata on his embedded non-PCI hardware.
You'll just have to modify AHCI to support non-PCI.
Jeff
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