On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 10:23 AM, Greg Freemyer <greg.freemyer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 1:06 AM, nidhi mittal <nidhimittal19@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> i m sorry but can someone give a direct clarification .... >> i m unable to get my answer ... >> its going in different directions ...but not able to get me through my doubt >> ... >> i m sorry may be my understanding is lacking somewhere ... >> > > Nidhi, > > I don't think anyone here knows. > > When writing a block device driver, the typical approach is to find > one that is close to what you need then clone it and implement your > changes. > > So at present you've done a fine job of asking a very detailed > question which hopefully would get you an answer on either the ide or > scsi mailing lists, but I assume your not comfortable asking on those > lists yet. I follow the ide list (libata and drivers/ide on one > shared list). > > If you explain at a high level what kind of driver you are trying to > write and what kind of hardware etc. someone here might be able to > tell you of a similar driver already in the kernel. And if your > question is not clear, maybe help you re-frame the question until it > makes since from a linux kernel perspective. At that point you can > re-ask it on the appropriate kernel list. > > Greg Nidhi, A patch was just sent to the libata list related to non-512 byte sectors. http://markmail.org/message/hzkimoeuupoiwybn Apparently support had never actually gone in, so this is the enabling logic. It will still need code added to the individual controller drivers. Per http://markmail.org/message/ktvlcgvmahjz2532 Greg -- Greg Freemyer Litigation Triage Solutions Specialist http://www.linkedin.com/in/gregfreemyer First 99 Days Litigation White Paper - http://www.norcrossgroup.com/forms/whitepapers/99%20Days%20whitepaper.pdf The Norcross Group The Intersection of Evidence & Technology http://www.norcrossgroup.com -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ
