lkml.org 
[lkml]   [2010]   [Feb]   [2]   [last100]   RSS Feed
Views: [wrap][no wrap]   [headers]  [forward] 
 
Messages in this thread
/
DateTue, 02 Feb 2010 15:29:13 -0800 (PST)
SubjectRe: [PATCH 00/68] ide2libata
FromDavid Miller <>
From: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 23:27:48 +0000
>> If the drivers get truly shared between IDE and ATA, that
>> presumption is entirely removed, the ATA testers will
>> be hitting the same driver code that whatever remaining
>> IDE users will be.
>
> Assuming the data structures matching does that is a bit like assuming
> you can test one TCP stack using another one because they use the same
> packet format.

I don't really think those two situations are the same.

And Bart's patch set show that things are pretty darn
close already.


\
 
 \ /
  Last update: 2010-02-03 00:31    [from the cache]
©2003-2010