Subject: Re: Rework of ATA code to support native SATA controllers
To: Eivind Eklund <eivind@FreeBSD.org>
From: Jason Thorpe <thorpej@wasabisystems.com>
List: tech-kern
Date: 12/30/2003 10:22:43
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On Dec 30, 2003, at 9:46 AM, Eivind Eklund wrote:

> This sounds like it might be more work than snarfing the FreeBSD ATA
> drivers, which I believe already supports a full superset of what the
> NetBSD drivers support (but I may be wrong, of course.)  The FreeBSD
> drivers are also very well maintained - S=F8ren has been doing an
> outstanding job.

I doubt it will be more work.  We have a merged SCSI/ATAPI layer, for=20
example.

   I intend to continue working on the NetBSD ATA code, rather than=20
pulling ATA code from somewhere else.

         -- Jason R. Thorpe <thorpej@wasabisystems.com>


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