From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Nov 19 08:22:58 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 42D16106568B for ; Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:22:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mavbsd@gmail.com) Received: from mail-bw0-f213.google.com (mail-bw0-f213.google.com [209.85.218.213]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C0DAB8FC1B for ; Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:22:57 +0000 (UTC) Received: by bwz5 with SMTP id 5so2258202bwz.3 for ; Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:22:56 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:sender:message-id:date:from :user-agent:mime-version:to:cc:subject:references:in-reply-to :x-enigmail-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=ML8Nld32paTzfX57QkV4ef3cj38kQzc3tBEQxbHoLZc=; b=JRrnI6bYFbFpliWQxZ32+8NCcEbjlh4WUwRneMd3ijuMwzLfp7Jg/lU/3rmuk765pF 8PGIno7da1rqjLAbTW8BMLVwKnr33EU2WSGIBudvI5addFIgU8iKf+Cjh9EECqz20owY OufkTrBjw5qLRBGRpDLRoBYqakKVv2izkqI/E= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=sender:message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:cc:subject :references:in-reply-to:x-enigmail-version:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; b=CIe4mHTTJkWEgStjJMUl+goxzge1RF4XhzsTArUAuGHjLko3Zu1xSY3Td7LfGB9oEl 2FsFE/EMKLEuNcb0QsexW4+1bzn6SKz3hYra6doh1J1ebBpnEmKbms7276MLUukqqIWZ 6eLBU448SpKBiNaingeGP4m37HsbZ2svl3+m8= Received: by 10.204.32.215 with SMTP id e23mr7230643bkd.36.1258618976602; Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:22:56 -0800 (PST) Received: from mavbook.mavhome.dp.ua (pc.mavhome.dp.ua [212.86.226.226]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id 16sm85353fxm.4.2009.11.19.00.22.55 (version=SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:22:55 -0800 (PST) Sender: Alexander Motin Message-ID: <4B05005D.9040706@FreeBSD.org> Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:22:53 +0200 From: Alexander Motin User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.23 (X11/20090901) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Eugene Grosbein References: <4B03322A.2080608@FreeBSD.org> <4B038E75.1010501@rdtc.ru> <20091118061726.GA1675@icarus.home.lan> <4B04B908.1020505@rdtc.ru> In-Reply-To: <4B04B908.1020505@rdtc.ru> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.96.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org, Jeremy Chadwick Subject: Re: HEADS UP: major CAM ATA MFC X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:22:58 -0000 Eugene Grosbein wrote: > Jeremy Chadwick wrote: >> I didn't have this problem. System has AHCI in use, and the kernel is >> built to make use of modular atacore. Specifically: >> >> # Modular ATA >> device atacore # Core ATA functionality >> device ataisa # ISA bus support >> device atapci # PCI bus support; only generic chipset support >> device ataahci # AHCI SATA >> device ataintel # Intel > > How should STABLE user (not tracking freebsd-current@) learn about CAM ATA configuration? > There is ahci(4) manual page in 8.0-PRERELEASE but no ada(4) that is linked here. > > I've just tried "Modular ATA" configuration of Intel ICH7-based system plus "device ahci" > minus all traditional ata(4) kernel configuration, the kernel builds fine > but boot messages do not show any attempt to detect my SATA HDD, > so root mount just fails (I use GEOM UFS labels in my /etc/fstab). > Typing ? at "mounroot" prompt I see only daX devices standing for my USB cardreader > and no device for HDD. Read ahci(4) carefully. It has all possible references. If you think it is not enough, propose patches. > It seems I miss ada(4) device and I cannot find it in 8.0 - not ada.ko nor "device ada". ada, same as da goes as part of cam module. It is not possible to load them separately now. But for kernel configuration it is separate option. -- Alexander Motin