On 8/22/07, Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm/patches/2.6/2.6.23-rc3/2.6.23-rc3-mm1/ [snip] > -ata-add-the-sw-ncq-support-to-sata_nv-for-mcp51-mcp55-mcp61.patch > -ata-add-the-sw-ncq-support-to-sata_nv-for-mcp51-mcp55-mcp61-fix.patch [snip] > Merged into mainline or a subsystem tree That patch is no longer in 2.6.23-rc3-mm1, my bootlog says: [ 0.000000] Unknown boot option `sata_nv.swncq=1': ignoring I could not find this patch in any git trees I looked and its removal mail from mm-commit said: "This patch was dropped because Changes in Jeff's tree destroyed it." I only found out about the swncq=1 command line option yesterday and so tested it only one day. But I did not have any trouble with it, even as my drive was made by Maxtor. The chipset: 00:05.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP55 SATA Controller (rev a3) 00:05.1 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP55 SATA Controller (rev a3) 00:05.2 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP55 SATA Controller (rev a3) The drive: Device Model: MAXTOR STM3320820AS Serial Number: 5QF2E698 Firmware Version: 3.AAE As it worked for me, I hope that patch will be picked up by someone. :) Torsten - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-ide" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html