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From: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com>
To: "Daniel B." <dsb@smart.net>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: IDE DMA errors, massive disk corruption: Why? Fixed Yet? Why not  re-do failed op?
Date: Mon, 06 Oct 2003 17:26:53 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <3F81DE1D.6070304@pobox.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <3F81D995.D9C13F33@smart.net>

Daniel B. wrote:
> If the kernel starts a write command for block 993, wouldn't it wait
> for a DMA interrupt signalling that the drive has received and accepted
> the command before the kernel starts the write command for block 10934?

With command queueing, no, it would not wait.


> If it timed out waiting for that interrupt, can't it re-issue the
> write for block 993 before proceeding?

Assuming a large amount of sanity in your OS driver... certainly.

	Jeff




  reply	other threads:[~2003-10-06 21:27 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2003-10-06 19:32 IDE DMA errors, massive disk corruption: Why? Fixed Yet? W hy not re-do failed op? Mudama, Eric
2003-10-06 20:20 ` IDE DMA errors, massive disk corruption: Why? Fixed Yet? Why " Daniel B.
2003-10-06 20:45   ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2003-10-06 21:07     ` Daniel B.
2003-10-06 21:26       ` Jeff Garzik [this message]
2003-10-07  5:24         ` IDE DMA errors, massive disk corruption: Why? Fixed Yet? Whynot " Daniel B.
2003-10-07  6:03           ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2003-10-07 12:23             ` Ruth Ivimey-Cook
2003-10-07 13:46               ` IDE DMA errors, massive disk corruption: Why? Fixed Yet? Whynotre-do " Daniel B.
2003-10-07 13:32             ` IDE DMA errors, massive disk corruption: Why? Fixed Yet? Why not re-do " Daniel B.
2003-10-10  1:10 ` IDE DMA errors, massive disk corruption: Why? Fixed Yet? W hy " Greg Stark
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2003-10-06 18:42 IDE DMA errors, massive disk corruption: Why? Fixed Yet? Why " Daniel B.
2003-10-06 19:11 ` Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz

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