[fbsd] cvs commit [HEAD] src/sys/dev/ata ata-usb.c

[Ulrich Spoerlein]

Jeremie Le Hen wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 10, 2006 at 07:08:52PM +0000, Søren Schmidt wrote:
> > sos         2006-03-10 19:08:52 UTC
> >   Module that adds support for using USB storage devices through the
> >   ATA framework. Mainly written to be able to use USB Flash keys.
> >   This is work in progress so use with care :)
> >   Doesn't need CAM and cannot coexist with umass.c
> 
> I am a bit late on this.  What are the advantages or drawbacks to use
> atausb instead of umass ?  I haven't found any HEADS UP about it, and
> the CURRENT release notes only mention its existence without further
> explanation.

I would hope it supports the smartmontools? Although SMART should work
for SCSI drives too, it does not work through the USB/umass layer (at
least for me)

Ulrich Spoerlein
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