Via VT8237A kernel support

[Jay Cliburn]

Alan Cox wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 30, 2006 at 09:26:19AM -0500, Jay Cliburn wrote:
>> 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
> 
> This one is in -mm (and has been supported by the new libata PATA code for
> a couple of months). It ought to be in 2.6.18 final, I'll make sure it gets
> pushed if it hasn't already. If it didn't its an oversight.
> 
>> 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 
> 
> 
> The 0x0591 identifer is in 2.6.18-rc4-mm2 so again presumably should get
> pushed.
> 
>> 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 
> 
> Actually I have a tracking bug in bugzilla for a couple of ide bits already
> 
> Alan
> 

Thank you VERY much for this information.  Great news indeed for those
of us who own the 8237a.

I've not heard a peep as a result of my patch submittal.  Is there 
another kernel mailing list I should be watching on which I'd have seen 
the patch applied?  (I watch -ide, -scsi, and netdev.)