- sata_mv TODO list:
-
- 1) Needs a full errata audit for all chipsets. I implemented most
- of the errata workarounds found in the Marvell vendor driver, but
- I distinctly remember a couple workarounds (one related to PCI-X)
- are still needed.
-
- 2) Improve/fix IRQ and error handling sequences.
-
- 3) ATAPI support (Marvell claims the 60xx/70xx chips can do it).
-
- 4) Think about TCQ support here, and for libata in general
- with controllers that suppport it via host-queuing hardware
- (a software-only implementation could be a nightmare).
-
- 5) Investigate problems with PCI Message Signalled Interrupts (MSI).
-
- 6) Add port multiplier support (intermediate)
-
- 8) Develop a low-power-consumption strategy, and implement it.
-
- 9) [Experiment, low priority] See if ATAPI can be supported using
- "unknown FIS" or "vendor-specific FIS" support, or something creative
- like that.
-
- 10) [Experiment, low priority] Investigate interrupt coalescing.
- Quite often, especially with PCI Message Signalled Interrupts (MSI),
- the overhead reduced by interrupt mitigation is quite often not
- worth the latency cost.
-
- 11) [Experiment, Marvell value added] Is it possible to use target
- mode to cross-connect two Linux boxes with Marvell cards? If so,
- creating LibATA target mode support would be very interesting.
-
- Target mode, for those without docs, is the ability to directly
- connect two SATA controllers.
-
-*/
+ * sata_mv TODO list:
+ *
+ * --> Errata workaround for NCQ device errors.
+ *
+ * --> More errata workarounds for PCI-X.
+ *
+ * --> Complete a full errata audit for all chipsets to identify others.
+ *
+ * --> ATAPI support (Marvell claims the 60xx/70xx chips can do it).
+ *
+ * --> Investigate problems with PCI Message Signalled Interrupts (MSI).
+ *
+ * --> Cache frequently-accessed registers in mv_port_priv to reduce overhead.
+ *
+ * --> Develop a low-power-consumption strategy, and implement it.
+ *
+ * --> [Experiment, low priority] Investigate interrupt coalescing.
+ * Quite often, especially with PCI Message Signalled Interrupts (MSI),
+ * the overhead reduced by interrupt mitigation is quite often not
+ * worth the latency cost.
+ *
+ * --> [Experiment, Marvell value added] Is it possible to use target
+ * mode to cross-connect two Linux boxes with Marvell cards? If so,
+ * creating LibATA target mode support would be very interesting.
+ *
+ * Target mode, for those without docs, is the ability to directly
+ * connect two SATA ports.
+ */