On Sat, Jul 09, 2005 at 07:54:06PM -0500, Doug Maxey wrote:
> >> However, I am pondering scrapping all the polling code, since on SATA,
> >> interrupt-driven mode is much more desirable.
> >
> >You need both interrupt and polled command issue. ACPI needs to be able
> >to issue taskfiles to the IDE drive fairly early during resume. Right
> >now this isn't done at all. If polled is there it might also prove a
> >useful way to reissue a command when you think the IRQ routing is hosed
> >8)
>
> This would be an enhancement, rather than something required currently,
> correct?
Switching over to interrupt-driven for SATA is basically a requirement.
Since the polling code is what exists now, it MAY be easier to leave it
in, which puts "leave in polling code" in the enhancement category.
Jeff
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