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From: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@gmail.com>
To: Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org>
Cc: Alan <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] siimage: DRAC4 note
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 19:48:25 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <200702201948.25730.bzolnier@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <45DB2855.9010705@garzik.org>


On Tuesday 20 February 2007 17:56, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> 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.

seconded

Alan, please send me the actual OOPS if possible.

Bart

  reply	other threads:[~2007-02-20 18:42 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2007-02-20 17:56 [PATCH] siimage: DRAC4 note Alan
2007-02-20 16:56 ` Jeff Garzik
2007-02-20 18:48   ` Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz [this message]
2007-02-21  1:08     ` Alan
2007-02-21 15:52     ` Alan
2007-02-23 20:11       ` Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz

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