[t13] T10/04-262r0

[Jeff Garzik]

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* Jeff Garzik <jgarzik at pobox.com>
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Pat LaVarre wrote:
> So how do we answer Nathan M's question - how do SATA/ PATA bridges
> transport vendor-specific ATA commands today?
[...]
> Do bridges assume all vendor-specific protocol is PIO?

That's my guess, but I haven't tested a ton of bridges.

In theory a bridge can be smart and notice whether a command is non-data 
or PIO, but probably cannot 'guess' anything related to DMA or queueing.

	Jeff


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