Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 13 Apr 2008 09:45:45 +0900 | From | Tejun Heo <> | Subject | Re: 2.6.25-rc8-mm2: CONFIG_ATA_SFF: panic involving mount_block_root and down the road |
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Jeff Garzik wrote: >>> Now raise hands those who knew that your ATA controller is SFF >>> compliant.
/me raises a hand.
>> Is there any technical reason why we have to bother users with the >> ATA_SFF option at all? >> >> It sounds like a perfect canndidate for being select'ed. > > 'default y' is appropriate, but option that is used to disable a major > swath of legacy code unneeded on modern FIS-based SATA platforms like AHCI.
Heh.. yeah, but I have to admit SFF support is cryptic. We can definitely use some friendly explanation there.
-- tejun
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