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From: Brian King <brking@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [git patches] libata reset sequence update
Date: Tue, 08 May 2007 10:33:57 -0500
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Jeff Garzik wrote:
> This has been testing in -mm for a while, but I wanted to send it
> separated from the main libata update, since it has a chance of
> breakage.
> 
> Most notably, a cumulative timeout (deadline) helps the code from diving
> into overly-long reset sequences.
> 
> Please pull from 'reset-seq' branch of
> master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jgarzik/libata-dev.git reset-seq

James,

FYI - this means you'll probably want to revert this patch:

http://git.kernel.org/gitweb.cgi?p=linux/kernel/git/jejb/scsi-misc-2.6.git;a=commitdiff;h=a6506b8e111c9bf9e430e32725b96c0688416c8e

-Brian