On Wed, 2006-08-30 at 09:26 -0500, Jay Cliburn wrote: > For reasons I cannot fathom -- and because the cognizant gatekeepers at > LKML won't respond to pleas for feedback -- these two simple patches, > which add PATA and SATA support for the VIA VT8237A Southbridge chip now > found on certain new motherboards, have not been applied (or acked or > nacked or anything else). > > PATA: http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-ide&m=115513979609546&w=2 > > SATA: http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-ide&m=115552504713314&w=2 > > I know for a fact the the SATA patch works; I wrote it and I've been > using it for weeks. I've read the PATA patch works, too, but I haven't > personally tried it (although I'd be willing to try if it helps). > > I don't want to waste anyone's time by filing a Fedora bugzilla that > will never be implemented, so if I do, what are the prospects for > getting these patches into the Fedora development tree until such time > as they're applied upstream (if ever)? > > Maybe my expectations are too high. For the kerneldev-savvy readers, > what is the typical gestation period for upstream patches of this type? maybe you should post them on the lkml mailing list instead; that is much more active than the linux-ide list. Maybe CC linux-scsi as well since the sata stuff lives in drivers/scsi ... -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
