From: Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>
To: mike.miller@hp.com, mikem@beardog.cca.cpqcorp.net
Cc: akpm@osdl.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] cciss: remove calls to pci_disable_device
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2006 13:07:04 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20061213120703.GN4576@kernel.dk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20061212195458.GB2471@beardog.cca.cpqcorp.net>
On Tue, Dec 12 2006, Mike Miller (OS Dev) wrote:
> PATCH 2/2
>
> This patch removes calls to pci_disable_device except in
> fail_all_cmds. The pci_disable_device function does something nasty to
> Smart Array controllers that pci_enable_device does not undo. So if
> the driver is unloaded it cannot be reloaded. Also, customers can
> disable any pci device via the ROM Based Setup Utility (RBSU). If the
> customer has disabled the controller we should not try to blindly
> enable the card from the driver. Please consider this for inclusion.
Applied 1+2 for inclusion.
--
Jens Axboe
prev parent reply other threads:[~2006-12-13 12:07 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2006-12-12 19:54 [PATCH 2/2] cciss: remove calls to pci_disable_device Mike Miller (OS Dev)
2006-12-12 23:12 ` Alan
2006-12-12 23:12 ` Alan
2006-12-13 12:07 ` Jens Axboe [this message]
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