sata_mv hotplug status?
I'm a little confused about sata_mv hotplug status.
According to http://linux-ata.org/driver-status.html#marvell, the driver has "full SATA control including hotplug".
A bit down on that same page, the matrix http://linux-ata.org/driver-status.html#matrix says sata_mv - device hotplug: no.
Which one is true? I guess the first says about drive hotplug, and the second says about (PCI) device hotplug?
Today, I tried to add a drive to that Marvell SATA controller:
01:00.0 SCSI storage controller: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. MV88SX6081 8-port SATA II PCI-X Controller (rev 09)
But it wasn't detected at all (no dmesg/kernel sign that the drive was connected) - I had to reboot the machine to get that drive detected.
This would indicate that sata_mv doesn't support any sort of drive *plug? Or do I have to take some extra steps to get the drives detected?
I'm running 2.6.21 kernel.
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Tomasz Chmielewski http://wpkg.org
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I'm a little confused about
sata_mvhotplug status.According to http://linux-ata.org/driver-status.html#marvell, the driver has "full SATA control including hotplug".
A bit down on that same page, the matrix http://linux-ata.org/driver-status.html#matrix says
sata_mv- device hotplug: no.Which one is true? I guess the first says about drive hotplug, and the second says about (PCI) device hotplug?
Both are true.
The first discusses HARDWARE capabilities, the second lists SOFTWARE implementation features.
Jeff