* Frank Terbeck <[email protected]> [20090402 13:37]: > Michael Prokop <[email protected]>: > [...] > > * PATA provides the old IDE subsystem (/dev/hdX), considered as > > legacy code. > > * LIBATA is the new subsystem (/dev/sdX) with new features, but some > > old IDE systems might not work with it.
> Okay, the advantage in using PATA is backwards compatibility, which is > a good thing[tm]. > The advantage of libata are the "new features". > For an educated decision, it would be good to know some drawbacks > involved when reverting from libata. In other words: what does the > user lose if grml reverts to pata? You're absolutely right, Frank - thanks. But I didn't want to provide too many details before I've feedback from our user base. regards, -mika- -- http://grml.org/ # Linux for texttool-users and sysadmins http://wiki.grml.org/ # share your knowledge http://grml.supersized.org/ # the grml development weblog #grml @ irc.freenode.org # meet us on irc
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