Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 21 Mar 2006 11:40:49 -0500 | From | Jeff Garzik <> | Subject | Re: [git patches] libata updates |
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Alan Cox wrote: > On Llu, 2006-03-20 at 20:12 -0500, Jeff Garzik wrote: > >>In my [no doubt warped] brain, I equate the SFF-8038 interface to "PCI >>IDE BMDMA", and from there, view most hardware as a subset of PCI IDE >>BMDMA. It might not do DMA, might not be PCI, might not do irqs, but >>most PATA hardware seems able to be driven by a "bmdma driver". Thus, >>the name :) > > > Most of that file is ST-506 type register interfaces, only a tiny bit is > SFF PCI IDE with DMA. > > Expect some patches soon. I've got my tree merged against the git tree > now, just needs some testing.
To be specific, are the patches against libata-dev.git 'upstream' branch?
(most should apply to Linus-vanilla branch, so regardless of the definition of "the git tree" it should be OK)
Jeff
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