Re: 2.6.16-rc1-mm2 pata driver confusion

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On Maw, 2006-01-24 at 09:05 -0800, Randy.Dunlap wrote:
> What is "MPIIX" anyway?

MPIIX was an early intel mobile chip. Its a PCI bridge, glue and the
like for pentium laptops with a built in PIO ATA controller.

> and while I'm looking at the config menu, why do both
> Compaq Triflex and Intel PATA MPIIX say (Raving Lunatic)?

So people don't casually select them. The current MPIIX driver will
remove the raving lunatic once it gets upstream.


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