Re: Playing with SATA NCQ

[Jeff Garzik]

On Sun, May 29, 2005 at 08:27:03PM +0200, Michael Thonke wrote:
> Jeff Garzik schrieb:
> 
> > Erik Slagter wrote:
> >
> >> I guess the only way to have, for example the ICH6, not using legacy
> >> IRQ/ports, is to switch it to AHCI, which only the BIOS can do (if
> >> implemented).
> >
> >
> > "native mode" is where PATA and/or SATA PCI device is programmed into
> > full PCI mode -- PCI BARs, PCI irq, etc.  Some BIOSen allow you to
> > enable mode, which disables all use of legacy IRQ/ports.
> >
> > Also, ICH6 silicon does not support AHCI, only ICH6-R and ICH6-M.
> >
> >     Jeff
> >
> Hello Jeff,
> 
> AHCI also works when the so called option "RAID mode" on ICH6R/ICH7 is set.
> 
> One question in addition when will the patch of Jens in libata-2.6
> tree?or is it already merged?

It is merged on the 'ncq' branch of libata-dev.git tree at
rsync://rsync.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jgarzik/libata-dev.git

If you need an intro to git, read http://lkml.org/lkml/2005/5/26/11

	Jeff




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