FWIW, I appended the attached changeset to the 'upstream-linus' branch 
of libata-dev.git (and also forwarded it to stable@kernel.org).

FWIW 2, except for fixes like the attached, 'upstream-linus' is a frozen 
branch, and normally isn't touched until you pull.  Development 
continues in the separate 'upstream' branch, which ensures there are no 
surprise csets when 'upstream-linus' is pulled.  'upstream-linus' is a 
branch that behaves like a tag. Most of the time.

	Jeff