Re: [SATA] libata-dev queue updated

[Mark Lord]

Greg Stark wrote:
> Uh, this is 2.6.12-rc4 with the latest libata-dev patch from Garzik's web
> site:
>
>  bash-3.00$ smartctl -data -a /dev/sda
>  smartctl version 5.32 Copyright (C) 2002-4 Bruce Allen
>  Home page is http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/
>
>  Smartctl: Device Read Identity Failed (not an ATA/ATAPI device)

Oh, wait a sec -- Jeff just posted that he's nuked the "read identity" ioctl(),
so I suppose that has now broken smartmontools compatibility.

So Linux either goes without S.M.A.R.T. for SATA (again),
or Jeff puts it back, or smartmontools gets upgraded Real Soon Now.

Cheers
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