From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1765256AbZDIUms (ORCPT ); Thu, 9 Apr 2009 16:42:48 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1759885AbZDIUmb (ORCPT ); Thu, 9 Apr 2009 16:42:31 -0400 Received: from srv5.dvmed.net ([207.36.208.214]:36987 "EHLO mail.dvmed.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1759636AbZDIUma (ORCPT ); Thu, 9 Apr 2009 16:42:30 -0400 Message-ID: <49DE5DB0.3030209@garzik.org> Date: Thu, 09 Apr 2009 16:42:24 -0400 From: Jeff Garzik User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.21 (X11/20090320) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Mark Lord CC: Tejun Heo , Alan Cox , linux-ide@vger.kernel.org, linux-scsi , LKML Subject: Re: [PROPOSED] ata: Report 16/32bit PIO as best we can References: <20090409133221.18202.63779.stgit@t61.ukuu.org.uk> <49DDF1EB.2060200@rtr.ca> <49DDF744.1090209@garzik.org> <49DE2905.3030102@rtr.ca> In-Reply-To: <49DE2905.3030102@rtr.ca> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Score: -4.4 (----) X-Spam-Report: SpamAssassin version 3.2.5 on srv5.dvmed.net summary: Content analysis details: (-4.4 points, 5.0 required) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Mark Lord wrote: > Jeff Garzik wrote: >> a single utility should be used to configure a SATA+SAS controller >> port. Requiring use of hdparm when the port is in SATA mode, and sg_* >> when the port is in SAS mode, is a bit annoying. > .. > > That's why hdparm uses sg_* whenever possible already. Does hdparm really call out to external applications sg_senddiag, sg_opcodes, sg_inq, sg_turs, etc.? Jeff