From: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To: "Ron Yorgason" <yorgasor@gmail.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Better support for Delkin cardbus CF adapters -- IDE layer
Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 19:48:06 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20071112194806.4cb9c688@the-village.bc.nu> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <93d1fdd10711121003t2286493bob25a3acd12134720@mail.gmail.com>
> the kernel), performance is pretty abysmal. What would it take to get
> proper DMA support? Is it an architecture problem, in that this
> doesn't use the normal IDE PCI driver? Is it a lack of documentation
> on card specs? What can I do to help?
Persuade Delkin to provide specifications either publically or under NDA
(but allowing a GPL source code driver) with one of the ATA developers.
For a fairly typical SFF style controller it shouldn't take long to
produce a test driver.
Alan
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2007-11-12 19:48 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-11-12 18:03 Ron Yorgason
2007-11-12 19:11 ` Mark Lord
2007-11-12 19:48 ` Alan Cox [this message]
2007-11-13 22:04 ` Ron Yorgason
2007-11-13 22:57 ` Alan Cox
2007-11-13 23:48 ` Ron Yorgason
2008-06-09 11:46 Will C
2008-06-09 13:57 ` Alan Cox
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