Re: Serial ATA (SATA) on Linux status report (2.6.x mainstream planfor AHCI and iswraid??)

[Jeff Garzik]

Kevin Tarr wrote:
> I have a machine running with an ICH6R Intel chipset.
> I've been watching the LKML for info on my ICH6R
> chipset's AHCI mode support. It has been a month since
> the last SATA status report so I figured I'd write to
> ask: Does anyone know when the preliminary AHCI driver
> will be integrated into libata mainline? If so I
> assume it will be a patch against the 2.6.x kernel?

My deadline for integrating AHCI into Red Hat's kernel is measured in 
days, if that gives you an indication ;-)


> Also, are there plans to release a version of iswraid 
> for ICH6R against 2.6.x?

Have you tried Carl-Daniel's raiddetect?  2.6 does not include 
ataraid-based drivers, preferred a Device Mapper (DM) approach instead.

	Jeff


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