On 28.03.2013 00:05, Steve Kargl wrote: > On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 11:35:35PM +0200, Alexander Motin wrote: >> On 27.03.2013 23:32, Steve Kargl wrote: >>> On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 11:22:14PM +0200, Alexander Motin wrote: >>>> Hi. >>>> >>>> Since FreeBSD 9.0 we are successfully running on the new CAM-based ATA >>>> stack, using only some controller drivers of old ata(4) by having >>>> `options ATA_CAM` enabled in all kernels by default. I have a wish to >>>> drop non-ATA_CAM ata(4) code, unused since that time from the head >>>> branch to allow further ATA code cleanup. >>>> >>>> Does any one here still uses legacy ATA stack (kernel explicitly built >>>> without `options ATA_CAM`) for some reason, for example as workaround >>>> for some regression? >>> >>> Yes, I use the legacy ATA stack. >> >> On 9.x or HEAD where new one is default? > > Head. > >>>> Does anybody have good ideas why we should not drop >>>> it now? >>> >>> Because it works? >> >> Any problems with new one? >> > > Last time I tested the new one, and this was several months > ago, the system (a Dell Latitude D530 laptop) would not boot. Probably we should just fix that. Any more info? -- Alexander MotinReceived on Wed Mar 27 2013 - 21:22:21 UTC
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