Re: [PATCH] add support for Intel 730 series SSDs

Tim Small wrote:
> I've added in support for Intel 730 series SSDs.

Added in r3913, r3914.

> I checked the values in drivedb.h against table 12 of
> http://www.intel.co.uk/content/dam/www/public/us/en/documents/product-specifications/ssd-730-series-spec.pdf
> and tested on the 480GB model (SSDSC2BP480G4), and all attributes seem
> to give sensible values.
>
> The entry for the S3500 which I've modified includes the -F xerrorlba
> option.  I'm not sure how I'd test whether the 730 series drives also
> need that option...
>
> The 730 series, the DC S3500 and the DC S3700 all share the same Intel
> in-house PC29AS21CA0 controller, so their firmware is probably pretty
> similar.
>
> The DC S3500 and S3700 have their own separate entries in drivedb.h, so
> it's possible these should be merged (although the 3700 is missing
> xerrorlba vs the S3500, but I suppose that could just be from lack of
> testing?).

I decided to use only one combined entry for the three series. They 
likely share the xerrorlba "bug" :-)

Thanks,
Christian


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