From 53d990b67150fde9f224bb15a806b10d8919928f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jeff Garzik Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:55:24 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] --- yaml --- r: 89289 b: refs/heads/master c: f3360ebffae254ab99a64bf97c7b4f8380b1e114 h: refs/heads/master i: 89287: 6b9bd149e06e1dbb9510de4af27e72d027d051ad v: v3 --- [refs] | 2 +- trunk/drivers/ata/Kconfig | 14 +++++++++++++- 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs] index 4333b6f35925..d46c6dcabfe7 100644 --- a/[refs] +++ b/[refs] @@ -1,2 +1,2 @@ --- -refs/heads/master: 4f7faa3f2b99f8fb246c8cdeef971e55ceda4e52 +refs/heads/master: f3360ebffae254ab99a64bf97c7b4f8380b1e114 diff --git a/trunk/drivers/ata/Kconfig b/trunk/drivers/ata/Kconfig index 3eb6035b61b8..292aa9a0f02f 100644 --- a/trunk/drivers/ata/Kconfig +++ b/trunk/drivers/ata/Kconfig @@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ config SATA_PMP bool "SATA Port Multiplier support" default y help - This option adds support for SATA Port Multipliers. + This option adds support for SATA Port Multipliers + (the SATA version of an ethernet hub, or SAS expander). config SATA_AHCI tristate "AHCI SATA support" @@ -79,6 +80,17 @@ config ATA_SFF This option adds support for ATA controllers with SFF compliant or similar programming interface. + SFF is the legacy IDE interface that has been around since + the dawn of time. Almost all PATA controllers have an + SFF interface. Many SATA controllers have an SFF interface + when configured into a legacy compatibility mode. + + For users with exclusively modern controllers like AHCI, + Silicon Image 3124, or Marvell 6440, you may choose to + disable this uneeded SFF support. + + If unsure, say Y. + if ATA_SFF config SATA_SVW