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Subject: Re: [git patch] libata fix
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> Tejun Heo (1):
>       libata: improve phantom device detection
> 

This seems highly inappropriate for 2.6.28

It fixes a case where people get a slow boot. It risks users suddenely
finding some devices and controllers don't detect drives at all. Some are
very quirky on device probe - eg the IT821x in RAID mode.

This could be tested in -next/-mm/2.6.29-rc and backported without much
pain.