From: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To: Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org>
Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-ide@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: RESEND: [PATCH] libata-sff: Fix oops reported in kerneloops.org for pnp devices with no ctl
Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 19:42:38 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20080529194238.36458a46@core> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <483EF536.90801@garzik.org>
> Please grep the remaining users, IMO you will find that's not really
> true. After your patch no core users remain, only ones in a few
> scattered drivers that most likely want your logic (or a
> simplified-for-that-controller version thereof).
That said if you want to be clearer we can hide the altstatus function
internally and only export an ata_sff_dma_sync() which does go *BANG* if
you call it with no altstatus (where you would immediately violate DMA
timing rules)
Want me to roll a patch in that style ?
Alan
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-05-29 18:57 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 22+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-05-29 16:25 RESEND: [PATCH] libata-sff: Fix oops reported in kerneloops.org for pnp devices with no ctl Alan Cox
2008-05-29 17:04 ` Linus Torvalds
2008-05-29 17:46 ` Jeff Garzik
2008-05-29 18:04 ` Linus Torvalds
2008-05-29 18:13 ` Jeff Garzik
2008-05-29 18:29 ` Alan Cox
2008-05-29 18:19 ` Alan Cox
2008-05-29 21:13 ` Linus Torvalds
2008-05-29 21:19 ` Alan Cox
2008-05-29 18:02 ` Alan Cox
2008-05-29 18:25 ` Jeff Garzik
2008-05-29 18:38 ` Alan Cox
2008-05-29 19:46 ` Linus Torvalds
2008-05-29 20:18 ` Alan Cox
2008-05-29 18:42 ` Alan Cox [this message]
2008-05-29 19:31 ` Jeff Garzik
2008-05-29 21:10 ` [RFC PATCH] " Alan Cox
2008-05-29 21:37 ` Alan Cox
2008-05-29 21:57 ` Jeff Garzik
2008-05-29 21:57 ` Alan Cox
2008-05-30 22:14 ` Jeff Garzik
2008-06-04 10:45 ` Jeff Garzik
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