Quoting Sitsofe Wheeler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Wenzhuo: > It does look like a move to libata is ultimately on the cards. See > http://lwn.net/Articles/198344/ and > http://kernelnewbies.org/Linux_2_6_19#head-cdcbaa9c1b476decdc064e0a75d23d1328b1ddce > for reasons why the change is > happening...
For such critical devices, Linux distributions should opt for the safer choice. It cannot be wrong to stay a little behind the vanilla kernel. If a new libata-based PATA driver has a bug that annoys users, and a fix isn't available yet, just revert to its old PATA counterpart. The libata-based PATA drivers are still in experimental status. Ubuntu is too brave this time. NASA is still using 8086, isn't it? -- feisty doesn't work with external CD writers anymore https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/109211 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
