Nope, because Intel can just push some binary drivers out and everyone will down it with a gargle. The kernel patches are refused because the kernel devs expec

Nope, because Intel can just push some binary drivers out and everyone will down it with a gargle. The kernel patches are refused because the kernel devs expect to maintain the code for as long as there are devices in active use that need it once allowed in. Thus they demand a proper spec for the device behavior so they can test for breakages down the line. And apparently the patches are already violating AHCI behavior expected by the kernel. Or at least that is what i got out of reading the short ML thread.