From: Mark Lord <liml@rtr.ca>
To: Tejun Heo <htejun@gmail.com>
Cc: IDE/ATA development list <linux-ide@vger.kernel.org>,
Saeed Bishara <saeed@marvell.com>,
Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com>
Subject: Re: new ata_port_operations for .pmp_{read,write} ?
Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 19:12:21 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <47C35965.7030905@rtr.ca> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <47C352E9.4060107@gmail.com>
Tejun Heo wrote:
>
> libata doesn't really put much restrictions on what a LLD should do on
> entering EH and if the controller's behavior is predictable, there's no
> reason to freeze the port. If the problem is that the DMA engine isn't
> usable after PMP error but it's known that the controller isn't gonna
> cause irq storm, no need to freeze. The only command EH issues before
> resetting which can use DMA protocol is READ_LOG_EXT. Maybe there needs
> to be a way to force PIO protocol for READ_LOG_EXT. Other than that, if
> no-data and PIO-only commands work fine, EH autopsy should work fine.
..
Eh? READ LOG EXT *is* a PIO command, as opposed to READ LOG DMA EXT
which uses DMA.
And the EH also issues PIO READ_BUFFER commands for PM ports, if a PM is present.
???
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-02-26 0:09 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 39+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-11-06 21:56 only one drive in a port multiplier system is being recognized Greg Hennessy
2007-11-12 2:58 ` Tejun Heo
[not found] ` <4738827D.9060405@pobox.com>
2007-11-13 1:09 ` What's needed for PMP support? Tejun Heo
2008-02-20 19:03 ` Mark Lord
2008-02-21 3:39 ` Tejun Heo
2008-02-21 15:07 ` Mark Lord
2008-02-21 20:52 ` [PATCH] libata-pmp: clear hob for pmp register accesses Mark Lord
2008-02-21 21:51 ` saeed bishara
2008-02-22 1:40 ` Tejun Heo
2008-02-24 5:29 ` Jeff Garzik
2008-02-22 0:31 ` What's needed for PMP support? Mark Lord
2008-02-22 0:32 ` Mark Lord
2008-02-22 1:57 ` Tejun Heo
2008-02-22 2:04 ` Mark Lord
2008-02-22 2:12 ` Tejun Heo
2008-02-22 2:25 ` Mark Lord
2008-02-22 2:27 ` Mark Lord
2008-02-22 3:52 ` Mark Lord
2008-02-22 4:22 ` new ata_port_operations for .pmp_{read,write} ? Mark Lord
2008-02-22 14:23 ` Mark Lord
2008-02-22 14:28 ` Mark Lord
2008-02-23 0:38 ` Mark Lord
2008-02-23 2:49 ` Tejun Heo
2008-02-23 2:43 ` Tejun Heo
2008-02-23 2:59 ` Jeff Garzik
2008-02-23 5:15 ` Mark Lord
2008-02-24 7:03 ` Tejun Heo
2008-02-24 7:14 ` Jeff Garzik
2008-02-25 4:34 ` Mark Lord
2008-02-25 4:46 ` Jeff Garzik
2008-02-25 4:31 ` Mark Lord
2008-02-25 4:49 ` Mark Lord
2008-02-25 4:56 ` Jeff Garzik
2008-02-25 5:20 ` Tejun Heo
2008-02-25 16:55 ` Mark Lord
2008-02-25 23:44 ` Tejun Heo
2008-02-26 0:12 ` Mark Lord [this message]
2008-02-26 2:01 ` Tejun Heo
2008-02-22 9:57 ` What's needed for PMP support? Alan Cox
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