Re: [PATCH] JMicron JM20337 USB-SATA data corruption bugfix - device 152d:2338

[Tomas Styblo <tripie@cpan.org>]

* Robert Hancock <hancockr@shaw.ca> [Thu, 24 Jul 2008]:
>>> Anyway, I'll send the patch to this person so he can try it. I guess it 
>>> won't fix his problem. This patch is much simpler and doesn't need any 
>>> delays - I really think this is a different situation.
>>
>> It isn't.  And your patch is an ad-hoc correction that doesn't address
>> the true underlying reasons for the errors.
>
> Tomas, you should try the patch listed in that bug report (well, except 
> maybe the part that's actually adding the JMicron unusual devices entry) 
> and see if that fixes the problem.

I'll try that patch next week - but I have no confidence in the
reliability of fixing the problem by inserting random delays. All
I have wanted to achieve is to detect the errors and thus prevent
the silent data corruption. 

I don't really mind those sporadic forced resets since they cause
no data corruption, at least in my setup. My simple patch
accomplishes the goal of preventing data corruption more reliably,
I think.


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Tomas Styblo <tripie@cpan.org>