Bug#534708: closed by Bastian Blank <waldi@debian.org> (Re: Bug#534708: linux-source-2.6.30: 8086:27df libata driver missing in Debian kernel)

[Michal Suchanek <michal.suchanek@ruk.cuni.cz>]

On 06/29/2009 11:17 PM, Ben Hutchings wrote:
> On Mon, 2009-06-29 at 10:48 +0200, Michal Suchanek wrote:
> > On 06/27/2009 08:48 AM, Debian Bug Tracking System wrote:
> > > This is an automatic notification regarding your Bug report
> > > which was filed against the linux-source-2.6.30 package:
> > >
> > > #534708: linux-source-2.6.30: 8086:27df libata driver missing in Debian kernel
> > >
> > > It has been closed by Bastian Blank<waldi@debian.org>.
> > >
> > > Their explanation is attached below along with your original report.
> > > If this explanation is unsatisfactory and you have not received a
> > > better one in a separate message then please contact Bastian Blank<waldi@debian.org>   by
> > > replying to this email.
> > I reported this difference because it removes a driver I use. This driver does not use any firmware
> > so I do not see any point in removing it.
> [...]
>
> libata is a library module, not a driver.  Please explain what the
> actual problem is rather than pointing at changes that may or may not be
> related.

However, there are libata based IDE drivers (as opposed to the old IDE drivers) which are 
technically superior (support mod_unload for one). Using this driver also avoids compiling a whole 
kernel subsystem (the old IDE/MFM/whatnot).

The patch which I posted in the report allows me to use libata based driver for my onboard IDE 
controller which is not possible with Debian kernels which miss those PCI ID entries.

Thanks

Michal