Re: ata(4) support for IXP600 and IXP700

From: Xin LI <delphij_at_delphij.net>
Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2007 00:20:48 -0800
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Andrey V. Elsukov wrote:
> Martin Matuska wrote:
>> I have several systems with mainboards that use IXP600 and IXP700 SATA
>> controllers.
>> These arebut not supported by ata(4) yet, I am successfully using the
>> proposed patch at
>>
>> kern/116125
>> ( http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=116125 ).
>>
>> The patch works very well on 6-STABLE, 7-STABLE and 8-CURRENT, me and
>> several other people are using it for two months now.
>> If I can help with more testing to introduce this patch to the tree,
>> just tell me what to do.
> 
> Hi, Martin.
> 
> Several days ago Xin Li looked for testers in the thread with
> subject "ATI SB600/700/800 tester wanted".
> His patch is similar, but i don't know why Xin removed a single PATA
> channel restriction. Seems that these controllers don't have a second
> channel.

I did not found a clue how the restriction would be useful, so if
someone with real hardware or has specs can provide me some more
information it will help me to make sure.

Cheers,
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Xin LI <delphij_at_delphij.net>	http://www.delphij.net/
FreeBSD - The Power to Serve!
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