Bug#374792: Concerning Bug#369378: linux-2.6: Dell CERC ATA100/4ch not supported by any driver in 2.6.16
Tijl Van den Broeck wrote:
> ...
> But it's rather annoying if we're constantly needed to rebuild a
> patched kernel with every update. I've seen that by now the patch is
> included in the mm kernel series. Do you have any info that it will
> ever be included in the vanilla kernel or in the debian patches? It
> would be great if it would be included mainstream.
>
Bad news:
NACK - This addition will create PCI ID overlapping with megaraid_{mbox,mm} module under driver/scsi/megaraid.
Since 2.6.16, we have removed some IDs in the megaraid module under driver/scsi to address ID overlappijng issue.
Please switch to megaraid_{mbox,mm} module for the controller support. megaraid module under driver/scsi is dedicated to very old products.
Seokmann
So I think we should:
- close the bug #369378 regarding the old megaraid driver as wontfix,
- solve the bug #374792 regarding the new megaraid_mbox.
I have currently no way to check if the megaraid_mbox module from the
latest unstable Debian kernel (2.6.17-8) already supports CERC
ATA100-4ch, so it would be great if someone could do this, please. If
the device is still not supported, the bug #374792 severity should be
probably promoted from whishlist to something more serious.
Greetings,
Janusz Krzysztofik
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