Re: Silicon Image 3112A SATA trouble

From: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz (B.Zolnierkiewicz_at_elka.pw.edu.pl)
Date: 11/30/03

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    To: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com>
Date:	Sun, 30 Nov 2003 17:34:14 +0100

    Yes, siimage.c contains Maxtor fix as well, there is even comment from
    Alan about Marvell PATA<->SATA bridges...

    --bart

    On Sunday 30 of November 2003 17:27, Jeff Garzik wrote:
    > Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz wrote:
    > > Apply this patch and you should get similar performance from IDE driver.
    > > You are probably seeing big improvements with libata driver because you
    > > are using Samsung and IBM/Hitachi drives only, for Seagate it probably
    > > sucks just like IDE driver...
    >
    > Looks good to me.
    >
    > > IDE driver limits requests to 15kB for all SATA drives...
    > > libata driver limits requests to 15kB only for Seagata SATA drives...
    > >
    > > Both drivers still need proper fix for Seagate drives...
    >
    > Yep. Do you have the Maxtor fix, as well? It's in libata's SII driver,
    > though it should be noted that the Maxtor errata only occurs for
    > PATA<->SATA bridges, and not for real Maxtor SATA drives.
    >
    > Jeff

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