Re: [PATCH] libata: shelved ioctl-get-identity patch

[Mark Lord]

Jeff Garzik wrote:
> I am removing the attached patch from libata-dev.git, as it does not 
> justify the maintenance burden at the present time.  The reasons it sat 
> in libata-dev rather than go upstream are discussed at the top of the 
> patch.
>
> If anyone feels strongly about this ioctl, take it upon yourself to 
> research the patch fully, address the concerns, and present an updated 
> solution.

That interface is so obsolete it really doesn't matter much now.
Most people seem to use the more modern "hdparm -I" instead
of this ("hdparm -i") one.

For now, "hdparm -I" works just fine using HDIO_DRIVE_CMD,
but if somebody could show me how to use ATA PASSTHRU,
then I'll port it over to that.

Cheers

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