Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 28 Mar 2004 16:26:03 -0500 | From | Jeff Garzik <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] speed up SATA |
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Stefan Smietanowski wrote: > Hi Jeff. > >> SATA ATAPI looks and works just like PATA ATAPI, with one notable >> exception: S/ATAPI will include "asynchronous notification", a >> feature that allows you to eliminate the polling of the cdrom driver >> that normally occurs. >> >> You can use ATAPI on SATA today, using a PATA->SATA bridge. In fact >> that's the only way I can test SATA ATAPI at all, right now. >> >> I hope somebody sends me one of these Plextor devices for testing ;-) > > > Would that mean that one uses the same (sub)drivers as normal SCSI > devices do ? > > sd/sg/etc ...
Correct.
Jeff
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