Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:27:23 +0200 From: Andriy Gapon <avg@icyb.net.ua> To: Alexander Motin <mav@FreeBSD.org> Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.org, Eugene Grosbein <egrosbein@rdtc.ru> Subject: Re: HEADS UP: major CAM ATA MFC Message-ID: <4B0547BB.5050802@icyb.net.ua> In-Reply-To: <4B05005D.9040706@FreeBSD.org> References: <4B03322A.2080608@FreeBSD.org> <4B038E75.1010501@rdtc.ru> <20091118061726.GA1675@icarus.home.lan> <4B04B908.1020505@rdtc.ru> <4B05005D.9040706@FreeBSD.org>
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on 19/11/2009 10:22 Alexander Motin said the following: > Eugene Grosbein wrote: >> Jeremy Chadwick wrote: >>> I didn't have this problem. System has AHCI in use, and the kernel is >>> built to make use of modular atacore. Specifically: >>> >>> # Modular ATA >>> device atacore # Core ATA functionality >>> device ataisa # ISA bus support >>> device atapci # PCI bus support; only generic chipset support >>> device ataahci # AHCI SATA >>> device ataintel # Intel >> How should STABLE user (not tracking freebsd-current@) learn about CAM ATA configuration? >> There is ahci(4) manual page in 8.0-PRERELEASE but no ada(4) that is linked here. [snip] > Read ahci(4) carefully. It has all possible references. If you think it > is not enough, propose patches. > >> It seems I miss ada(4) device and I cannot find it in 8.0 - not ada.ko nor "device ada". > > ada, same as da goes as part of cam module. It is not possible to load > them separately now. But for kernel configuration it is separate option. I think that part of what Euegene is said and what is confusing is that ahci.4 manual page has a cross-reference to ada.4, but the latter doesn't exist. Neither as a distinct manual page nor as a link. -- Andriy Gapon
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