From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1761629AbYCFK0P (ORCPT ); Thu, 6 Mar 2008 05:26:15 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1755766AbYCFKZ4 (ORCPT ); Thu, 6 Mar 2008 05:25:56 -0500 Received: from mx2.mail.elte.hu ([157.181.151.9]:38999 "EHLO mx2.mail.elte.hu" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755551AbYCFKZz (ORCPT ); Thu, 6 Mar 2008 05:25:55 -0500 Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2008 11:25:32 +0100 From: Ingo Molnar To: Tejun Heo Cc: Jeff Garzik , IDE/ATA development list , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, "Rafael J. Wysocki" Subject: Re: [PATCH #upstream-fixes 1/2] libata: allow LLDs w/o any reset method Message-ID: <20080306102532.GD13391@elte.hu> References: <47CF6E7E.6090201@gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <47CF6E7E.6090201@gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.17 (2007-11-01) X-ELTE-VirusStatus: clean X-ELTE-SpamScore: -1.5 X-ELTE-SpamLevel: X-ELTE-SpamCheck: no X-ELTE-SpamVersion: ELTE 2.0 X-ELTE-SpamCheck-Details: score=-1.5 required=5.9 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=no SpamAssassin version=3.2.3 -1.5 BAYES_00 BODY: Bayesian spam probability is 0 to 1% [score: 0.0001] Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org * Tejun Heo wrote: > Some old SFF controllers don't have any way to reset the channel. > Currently, this isn't supported and libata EH causes an oops. Allow > LLDs w/o any reset method and just assume ATA class in such cases. just to make sure, this is a must-have for 2.6.25 - it causes a boot regression on one of my boxes. Ingo