diff -Nru libata-dev-2.6-ori/drivers/scsi/libata-core.c libata-dev-2.6/drivers/scsi/libata-core.c
--- libata-dev-2.6-ori/drivers/scsi/libata-core.c	2004-12-15 16:10:30.000000000 +0800
+++ libata-dev-2.6/drivers/scsi/libata-core.c	2004-12-15 16:15:01.000000000 +0800
@@ -1947,7 +1947,24 @@
 	if (idx)
 		ap->prd[idx - 1].flags_len |= cpu_to_le32(ATA_PRD_EOT);
 }
+/**
+ *	ata_check_atapi_dma - Check whether ATAPI DMA can be supported
+ *	@qc: Metadata associated with taskfile to check
+ *
+ *	LOCKING:
+ *	RETURNS: 0 when ATAPI DMA can be used
+ *               nonzero otherwise
+ */
+int ata_check_atapi_dma(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc)
+{
+	struct ata_port *ap = qc->ap;
+	int rc = 1; /* Turn off ATAPI DMA by default */
+
+	if (ap->ops->check_atapi_dma)
+		rc = ap->ops->check_atapi_dma(qc);
 
+	return rc;
+}
 /**
  *	ata_qc_prep - Prepare taskfile for submission
  *	@qc: Metadata associated with taskfile to be prepared
diff -Nru libata-dev-2.6-ori/drivers/scsi/libata.h libata-dev-2.6/drivers/scsi/libata.h
--- libata-dev-2.6-ori/drivers/scsi/libata.h	2004-11-30 12:52:28.000000000 +0800
+++ libata-dev-2.6/drivers/scsi/libata.h	2004-12-15 16:36:55.000000000 +0800
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 extern struct ata_queued_cmd *ata_qc_new_init(struct ata_port *ap,
 				      struct ata_device *dev);
 extern int ata_qc_issue(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc);
+extern int ata_check_atapi_dma(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc);
 extern void ata_dev_select(struct ata_port *ap, unsigned int device,
                            unsigned int wait, unsigned int can_sleep);
 extern void ata_tf_to_host_nolock(struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_taskfile *tf);
diff -Nru libata-dev-2.6-ori/drivers/scsi/libata-scsi.c libata-dev-2.6/drivers/scsi/libata-scsi.c
--- libata-dev-2.6-ori/drivers/scsi/libata-scsi.c	2004-11-30 12:52:28.000000000 +0800
+++ libata-dev-2.6/drivers/scsi/libata-scsi.c	2004-12-15 16:15:59.000000000 +0800
@@ -1558,6 +1558,11 @@
 	int using_pio = (dev->flags & ATA_DFLAG_PIO);
 	int nodata = (cmd->sc_data_direction == SCSI_DATA_NONE);
 
+	if (!using_pio)
+		/* Check whether ATAPI DMA is safe */
+		if (ata_check_atapi_dma(qc))
+			using_pio = 1;
+
 	memcpy(&qc->cdb, scsicmd, qc->ap->cdb_len);
 
 	qc->complete_fn = atapi_qc_complete;
diff -Nru libata-dev-2.6-ori/drivers/scsi/pata_pdc2027x.c libata-dev-2.6/drivers/scsi/pata_pdc2027x.c
--- libata-dev-2.6-ori/drivers/scsi/pata_pdc2027x.c	2004-11-30 12:52:28.000000000 +0800
+++ libata-dev-2.6/drivers/scsi/pata_pdc2027x.c	2004-12-15 16:21:00.000000000 +0800
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #include <asm/io.h>
 
 #define DRV_NAME	"pata_pdc2027x"
-#define DRV_VERSION	"0.53"
+#define DRV_VERSION	"0.54"
 #undef PDC_DEBUG
 
 #ifdef PDC_DEBUG
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 static void pdc2027x_phy_reset(struct ata_port *ap);
 static void pdc2027x_set_piomode(struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_device *adev);
 static void pdc2027x_set_dmamode(struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_device *adev);
+static int pdc2027x_check_atapi_dma(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc);
 
 /* 
  * ATA Timing Tables based on 133MHz controller clock.
@@ -141,6 +142,7 @@
 
 	.phy_reset		= pdc2027x_phy_reset,   
 
+	.check_atapi_dma	= pdc2027x_check_atapi_dma,
 	.bmdma_setup            = ata_bmdma_setup,
 	.bmdma_start            = ata_bmdma_start,
 	.qc_prep		= ata_qc_prep,
@@ -377,6 +379,27 @@
 	}
 }
 /**
+ *	pdc2027x_check_atapi_dma - Check whether ATAPI DMA can be supported for this command
+ *	@qc: Metadata associated with taskfile to check
+ *
+ *	LOCKING:
+ *	None (inherited from caller).
+ *
+ *	RETURNS: 0 when ATAPI DMA can be used
+ *               1 otherwise
+ */
+static int pdc2027x_check_atapi_dma(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc)
+{
+	struct scsi_cmnd *cmd = qc->scsicmd;
+	int rc = 0;
+
+	/* pdc2027x can only do ATAPI DMA for specific buffer size */
+	if (cmd->request_bufflen % 256)
+		rc = 1;
+
+	return rc;
+}
+/**
  * adjust_pll - Adjust the PLL input clock in Hz.
  *
  * @pdc_controller: controller specific information
diff -Nru libata-dev-2.6-ori/include/linux/libata.h libata-dev-2.6/include/linux/libata.h
--- libata-dev-2.6-ori/include/linux/libata.h	2004-11-30 12:52:42.000000000 +0800
+++ libata-dev-2.6/include/linux/libata.h	2004-12-15 16:17:41.000000000 +0800
@@ -339,6 +339,8 @@
 	void (*phy_reset) (struct ata_port *ap);
 	void (*post_set_mode) (struct ata_port *ap);
 
+	int (*check_atapi_dma) (struct ata_queued_cmd *qc);
+
 	void (*bmdma_setup) (struct ata_queued_cmd *qc);
 	void (*bmdma_start) (struct ata_queued_cmd *qc);