Jeff Garzik wrote:

Eventually I would like to move libata, and a few non-libata driver like 
3ware, to drivers/ata.  It would appear in the makefile (and link order) 
_after_ drivers/ide and drivers/scsi.

Comments/objections?

A comment: if SAS HBAs ever get installed on motherboards then
it won't be obvious to the average user which susbsystem they
should configure (i.e. ATA/SATA or SCSI/SAS). In both cases an
internal SATA disk could be connected via a SATA cable to a
plug on the motherboard.

So if you do move the drivers to the ata directory it may be
useful to stress that it is the category of HBA that is
signficant rather than the device at the far end of the cable.

Doug Gilbert