From: Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org>
To: Alan <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Cc: bzolnier@gmail.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] siimage: DRAC4 note
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 11:56:53 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <45DB2855.9010705@garzik.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20070220175600.43476be1@localhost.localdomain>
Alan wrote:
> The Dell DRAC4 has some interesting features including effectively hot
> unplugging/replugging the virtual CD interface when the DRAC is reset.
> This often causes drivers/ide/siimage to panic but is ok with the rather
> smarter code in libata.
>
> Just note this fact in the driver docs.
>
> Signed-off-by: Alan Cox <alan@redhat.com>
>
> diff -u --new-file --recursive --exclude-from /usr/src/exclude linux.vanilla-2.6.20-mm2/drivers/ide/pci/siimage.c linux-2.6.20-mm2/drivers/ide/pci/siimage.c
> --- linux.vanilla-2.6.20-mm2/drivers/ide/pci/siimage.c 2007-02-20 13:38:01.000000000 +0000
> +++ linux-2.6.20-mm2/drivers/ide/pci/siimage.c 2007-02-20 13:59:44.000000000 +0000
> @@ -26,6 +26,9 @@
> * If you have strange problems with nVidia chipset systems please
> * see the SI support documentation and update your system BIOS
> * if neccessary
> + *
> + * If you are using a Dell DRAC4 you should use the libata driver
> + * if possible.
IMO it would probably easier on all involved if the comment noted what
you state in the patch description.
Jeff
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2007-02-20 16:56 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-02-20 17:56 Alan
2007-02-20 16:56 ` Jeff Garzik [this message]
2007-02-20 18:48 ` Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz
2007-02-21 1:08 ` Alan
2007-02-21 15:52 ` Alan
2007-02-23 20:11 ` Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz
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