ATA subsystem
The ATA disk driver subsystem is one of the more complex within FreeBSD. It includes support for both Parallel ATA (PATA) and Serial ATA (SATA). The PRs that reference it are classified with [ata].
Søren Schmidt (sos@) is the primary maintainer, and has a vast array of hardware to test with. However, he does not seem to be able to devote as much time to it as in previous years.
If you are having problems
- You might wish to check if there is a current PR about the problem. Some PRs contain patches.
You might also wish to see the ATA issues and troubleshooting page.
Regression testing
There are no automated regression tests. Perhaps we can generate a ATA/ATA_Volunteers signup sheet for those able to do regression testing.