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Re: [PATCH] sparc64: sparc64_defconfig: convert to use libata PATA drivers

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On 28/06/16 00:18, Julian Calaby wrote:

> Hi Alex,
> 
> On Tue, Jun 28, 2016 at 2:38 AM,  <alexmcwhirter@triadic.us> wrote:
>> On 2016-06-27 08:23, Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz wrote:
>>
>>> If you have affected hardware please test.  Thank you.
>>
>>
>> For what it's worth, I've been using libata on sparc64 for roughly two years
>> with no issues to report. All of my PATA machines have ALI controllers, not
>> sure if any other controllers were ever used in sparc gear.
> 
> The Ultra 5 uses a CMD64x controller.
> 
> That said, last time I tried to get that machine working, I couldn't
> partition the disk due to bugs in that driver.
> 
> I believe the Ultra 10 uses the same motherboard so it's likely also
> affected. I believe these were in the first generation of "PC" like
> SPARC workstations.

FWIW QEMU's qemu-system-sparc64 emulator also uses the cmd646 controller
and can boot vmlinuz/initrd binaries directly for testing.


ATB,

Mark.

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[PATCH] sparc64: sparc64_defconfig: convert to use libata PATA drivers Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <b.zolnierkie@samsung.com> - 2016-06-27 14:30 +0200
  Re: [PATCH] sparc64: sparc64_defconfig: convert to use libata PATA drivers alexmcwhirter@triadic.us - 2016-06-27 19:00 +0200
    Re: [PATCH] sparc64: sparc64_defconfig: convert to use libata PATA drivers Julian Calaby <julian.calaby@gmail.com> - 2016-06-28 01:20 +0200
      Re: [PATCH] sparc64: sparc64_defconfig: convert to use libata PATA  drivers Mark Cave-Ayland <mark.cave-ayland@ilande.co.uk> - 2016-06-28 23:30 +0200

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