[TriLUG] The new *ata options in the new kernels

[David Brain]

>From what I've read/seen the new Serial/Parallel ATA drivers are the
intended replacement for the old ones - although from the looks of
things the old ones are the safest bet for now.

It would seem to make sense to rationalize the storage drivers as the
ATA/SCSI division and device naming (hdx vs. sdx) now seems somewhat
arbitrary - e.g. USB Sticks end up with sdx devices - and really
things are now /dev/disk/... anyway.

David.

On 2/6/07, Andrew Perrin <clists at perrin.socsci.unc.edu> wrote:
> I downloaded and was picking around the 2.6.20 kernel today, largely
> because I'd like support for k8temp, the hardware temperature monitor for
> AMD Athlon64 chips.  There's a new section in the configuration titled:
>
>   Serial ATA (prod) and Parallel ATA (experimental) drivers
>
> This is distinct from the old ATA/ATAPI/MFM/RLL support, which still
> exists as well.
>
> I can't find much online about this addition. Anybody know the background
> for the addition? Most importantly, should one use this, the older "ide"
> drivers, or both for PATA? Why?
>
> Thanks-
> Andy
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