Re: [PATCH] speed up SATA

[Jeff Garzik]

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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