From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Apr 11 13:48:13 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 615911065674 for ; Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:48:13 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sos@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from spider.deepcore.dk (cpe.atm2-0-70484.0x50a6c9a6.abnxx16.customer.tele.dk [80.166.201.166]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D32498FC16 for ; Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:48:12 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sos@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from laptop.deepcore.dk (laptop.deepcore.dk [194.192.25.138]) by spider.deepcore.dk (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id m3BDm8nA093585; Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:48:09 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from sos@FreeBSD.ORG) Message-Id: <27A47E7F-3131-4B52-9394-63E5F68C7EB8@FreeBSD.ORG> From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?S=F8ren_Schmidt?= To: Wes Morgan In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v919.2) Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:48:07 +0200 References: <200804092219.WAA20895@sopwith.solgatos.com> <47FD90B7.2010300@yandex.ru> <69BF4DC9-7CCD-415F-B09B-4536570ABCD4@freebsd.org> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.919.2) Cc: freebsd@sopwith.solgatos.com, "Andrey V. Elsukov" , freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: SATA port multiplier support ready yet? X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:48:13 -0000 Hi ATA as such is the same in 6.3+ 7.0 and -current, so yes MFC is a =20 definite candidate. However, lets get it beaten into shape in -current first :) Rudimentary in that it has all the infrastructure sorted out in ATA, =20 but there are features thats not supported yet, such as hotplug/=20 removal, that kind of things. For permanently attached devices it is =20 fully functianal for data access etc, on the supported HW. -S=F8ren On 11Apr, 2008, at 2:01 , Wes Morgan wrote: > On Thu, 10 Apr 2008, S=F8ren Schmidt wrote: > >> Hi >> >> Yes, I'm working on port multiplier support and a commit of =20 >> rudimentary support is imminent. > > Will PM support be something that is an MFC candidate? And can you =20 > expand on "rudimentary"? > > >> >>> Dieter wrote: >>>> If not, how does this "intelligent enough to hide the details" =20 >>>> stuff >>>> work? Does the controller lie to the OS and say "I have 6 ports" >>>> rather than "I have 2 ports" and then the device says "I'm a 5:1 >>>> portmultiplier"? >>> As I know Soren is working on the SATA PortMultiplier support and >>> he's going to commit it. >>> --=20 >>> WBR, Andrey V. Elsukov >>> _______________________________________________ >>> freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list >>> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current >>> To unsubscribe, send any mail to = "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org=20 >>> " >> >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to = "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org=20 >> "