Re: [PATCH] speed up SATA

[Jeff Garzik]

Jens Axboe wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 28 2004, Jeff Garzik wrote:
>
> > Jens Axboe wrote:
> >
> > > What would be nice (and I seem to recall that Andre also pushed for
> > > this) would be the FUA bit doubling as an ordered tag indicator when
> > > using TCQ. It's one of those things that keep ATA squarely outside of
> > > the big machine uses. That other OS had a differing opinion of what to
> > > do with that, so...
> >
> > Preach on, brother Jens :)
>
>
> I think we already lost this one, I'm afraid :-)
>
>
> > I agree completely.  Or, the ATA guys could use SCSI's ordered tags / 
> > linked commands.
> >
> > Regardless, there's ATA dain bramage that needs fixing...  Sigh.
>
>
> Indeed, and it really hurt that they passed up this oportunity last
> time, ATA TCQ would have kicked so much more ass... Maybe Eric can beat
> some sense into his colleagues.


I bet if we can come up with a decent proposal, with technical rationale 
for the change... that could be presented to the right ATA people :) 
It's worth a shot.

	Jeff



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