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Date:      Fri, 16 Nov 2007 11:55:47 +0300
From:      "Andrey V. Elsukov" <bu7cher@yandex.ru>
To:        d@delphij.net
Cc:        freebsd-current@FreeBSD.org, Martin Matuska <mm@FreeBSD.org>
Subject:   Re: ata(4) support for IXP600 and IXP700
Message-ID:  <473D5B13.4020503@yandex.ru>
In-Reply-To: <473D52E0.6090200@delphij.net>
References:  <473D4464.1080504@FreeBSD.org> <473D4E0B.2020403@yandex.ru> <473D52E0.6090200@delphij.net>

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Xin LI wrote:
> I did not found a clue how the restriction would be useful, so if
> someone with real hardware or has specs can provide me some more
> information it will help me to make sure.

Resources savings :))
I can't found specs, but linux atiixp driver don't allocate resources
for the second channel and it's probably written by ATI.
Anyway it's not critical (i guess).

-- 
WBR, Andrey V. Elsukov



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