Re: SATA kernel-buffered read VERY slow (not raid,Promise TX300 card); 2.6.23.1(vanilla)

[Robert Hancock]

Linda Walsh wrote:
> Robert Hancock wrote:
> > Looks like the drive reports ERR/ABRT (command aborted), meaning it 
> > likely doesn't support those commands.
> ---
>    Except the PATA version of the drive does (same capacity, & other 
> specs).  Seagate would
> disable "advanced" features for SATA but leave them for the older 
> technology?  Possible,
> but doesn't seem likely.

If this is a Seagate, I believe that they don't have AAM enabled on any 
of their newer drives (something about a lawsuit for patent infringement 
on that feature, or something). Quite likely they don't support that 
power management command, either.
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/