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From: Willie Wong <wwong@×××××××××.EDU>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Upgrading the kernel
Date: Tue, 02 Oct 2007 19:25:02
Message-Id: 20071002190923.GB11384@princeton.edu
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Re: Upgrading the kernel by Grant Edwards
1 On Tue, Oct 02, 2007 at 03:00:49PM +0000, Penguin Lover Grant Edwards squawked:
2 > You probably want to disable generic IDE support and enable the
3 > combined SATA/PATA stuff in the new one. The ATA stuff has
4 > been completely redone between 2.6.21 and 2.6.22.
5
6 I just installed 2.6.23-rc[some number here] a few days ago, and the
7 PATA stuff is labeled [experimental] while SATA is [prod]. I haven't
8 been really keeping up with the news, but how stable is the PATA
9 driver? (I am currently still on generic IDE) Is there a
10 performance/?? benefit from the new PATA driver?
11
12 W
13 --
14 "`Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so.'
15 `Very deep,' said Arthur, `you should send that in to the
16 "Reader's Digest". They've got a page for people like you.'"
17
18 - Ford convincing Arthur to drink three pints in ten
19 minutes at lunchtime.
20 Sortir en Pantoufles: up 298 days, 17:33
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[gentoo-user] Re: Upgrading the kernel Grant Edwards <grante@××××.com>