Re: [git patches] libata updates

[Stephen Clark <Stephen.Clark@seclark.us>]

Jeff Garzik wrote:

> Stephen Clark wrote:
>  
>
> > Yeah the kernel will boot but the hd performance is sh*t on my laptop. I 
> > am running FC6 with
> > kernel 2.6.21 and without the combined_mode setting my disk performance 
> > goes down to a
> > whopping 1.25mb/sec from 44mb/sec when I boot with combined_mode=libata. 
> > It make my
> > system unusable!
> >    
>
>
> No, that's the split-driver configuration that causes the slowdown.
>
> Now that both drivers fully support the hardware, either driver can make 
> things go full speed.
>
> Please try testing the update first :)
>
> 	Jeff
>
>
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Ok, I'am willing to test it out, but how to I get a patch file from the 
git stuff?

I currently have the 2.6.21 kernel source.

Steve

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