Re: [Grml] [Grml-devel] Poll: PATA vs. LIBATA

* Frank Terbeck ft@grml.org [20090402 13:37]:

Michael Prokop mika@grml.org: [...]

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• PATA provides the old IDE subsystem (/dev/hdX), considered as legacy code.
• LIBATA is the new subsystem (/dev/sdX) with new features, but some old IDE systems might not work with it.

Okay, the advantage in using PATA is backwards compatibility, which is a good thing[tm].

The advantage of libata are the "new features".

For an educated decision, it would be good to know some drawbacks involved when reverting from libata. In other words: what does the user lose if grml reverts to pata?

You're absolutely right, Frank - thanks. But I didn't want to provide too many details before I've feedback from our user base.

regards, -mika-