From: Pavel Machek <pavel@suse.cz>
To: jw schultz <jw@pegasys.ws>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: DE and hot-swap disk caddies
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2002 19:01:18 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20020326190117.B324@toy.ucw.cz> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200203252316.g2PNGD011116@numbat.Os2.Ami.Com.Au> <01c501c1d4874ce9180e0aa8c0@bridge> <20020326002128.L6223@pegasys.ws>
Hi!
> > > > Linux doesn't support IDE hot swap at the drive level. Its basically
> > > > waiting people to want it enough to either fund it or go write the code
> > > >
> > >
> > > What needs to be done? How extensive is the surgery needed?
> >
>
> IDE isn't really meant to allow hot swap but it can be done.
>
> As Jeremy says, electrically it is difficult to do it with a
> master+slave on one cable because you really must power down
> the interface (cable) and that would mean downing both devices.
But that's not a problem most times, right? Downing device on same
channel for 10 second it takes to plug it in should not be a problem.
Pavel
--
Philips Velo 1: 1"x4"x8", 300gram, 60, 12MB, 40bogomips, linux, mutt,
details at http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~pavel/velo/index.html.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2002-03-27 20:49 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 51+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-03-25 9:32 IDE " John Summerfield
2002-03-25 15:56 ` Alan Cox
2002-03-25 19:34 ` Bill Davidsen
2002-03-25 19:55 ` Alan Cox
2002-03-25 20:26 ` Wakko Warner
2002-03-25 21:20 ` Andre Hedrick
2002-03-25 22:32 ` Wakko Warner
2002-03-26 0:11 ` Thunder from the hill
2002-03-26 18:52 ` Pavel Machek
2002-03-27 22:38 ` Alan Cox
2002-03-27 22:29 ` Pavel Machek
2002-03-27 22:47 ` Pedro M. Rodrigues
2002-03-27 23:21 ` Jos Hulzink
2002-03-28 11:37 ` Jos Hulzink
2002-03-27 22:51 ` Alan Cox
2002-03-28 0:01 ` Itai Nahshon
2002-03-28 0:11 ` Andre Hedrick
2002-03-27 23:53 ` Vojtech Pavlik
2002-03-25 23:16 ` John Summerfield
2002-03-26 3:32 ` Mark Lord
2002-03-26 5:28 ` Jeremy Jackson
2002-03-26 8:21 ` DE " jw schultz
2002-03-26 19:01 ` Pavel Machek [this message]
2002-03-27 22:34 ` jw schultz
2002-03-27 23:17 ` Jos Hulzink
2002-03-27 23:57 ` Andre Hedrick
2002-03-28 0:17 ` Erik Andersen
2002-03-28 0:23 ` Andre Hedrick
2002-03-28 0:31 ` Benjamin LaHaise
2002-03-28 0:40 ` Andre Hedrick
2002-03-28 2:02 ` IDE " Jeremy Jackson
2002-03-28 9:33 ` Alan Cox
2002-03-28 9:28 ` Simon Richter
2002-03-28 16:25 ` Jeremy Jackson
2002-03-28 9:33 ` DE " Jos Hulzink
2002-03-28 0:37 ` Alan Cox
2002-03-28 0:27 ` Andre Hedrick
2002-03-28 4:24 ` Chuck Campbell
2002-03-28 4:32 ` Andre Hedrick
2002-03-28 8:00 ` Martin Dalecki
2002-03-28 8:21 ` Andre Hedrick
2002-03-28 9:01 ` Martin Dalecki
2002-03-28 9:39 ` Alan Cox
2002-03-28 9:50 ` Offtopic: " Jos Hulzink
2002-03-28 9:53 ` Martin Dalecki
2002-03-28 18:31 ` Herman Oosthuysen
2002-03-28 9:29 ` Jos Hulzink
2002-03-26 22:53 ` IDE " John Summerfield
2002-03-28 16:46 ` Bill Davidsen
2002-03-28 18:10 ` Mark Lord
2002-03-28 20:59 ` John Summerfield
Reply instructions:
You may reply publicly to this message via plain-text email
using any one of the following methods:
* Save the following mbox file, import it into your mail client,
and reply-to-all from there: mbox
Avoid top-posting and favor interleaved quoting:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style#Interleaved_style
* Reply using the --to, --cc, and --in-reply-to
switches of git-send-email(1):
git send-email \
--in-reply-to=20020326190117.B324@toy.ucw.cz \
--to=pavel@suse.cz \
--cc=jw@pegasys.ws \
--cc=linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org \
/path/to/YOUR_REPLY
https://kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-send-email.html
* If your mail client supports setting the In-Reply-To header
via mailto: links, try the mailto: link
Be sure your reply has a Subject: header at the top and a blank line
before the message body.
This is a public inbox, see mirroring instructions
for how to clone and mirror all data and code used for this inbox
all inboxes | Powered by JetHome®