Re: [PATCHSET #upstream-fixes] git tree available

[Tejun Heo <htejun@gmail.com>]

Brian & Chamaigne Scamman wrote:
> Tejun Heo wrote:
>> Can you please describe what you did exactly?  sil3726/4726 has some 
>> problems when its first fan out port goes online and offline while it's 
>> powered up.  You want to keep it occupied at all times.
>>
> Here's the current setup:
> - PMP powered via computer's power supply; on with computer
> - SSD and bridges powered via computer's power supply; on with computer
> - FC9 with new 2.6.26-rc2-hotplug-patches installed and booted
> - Once computer is booted, login, open a terminal and dmesg -c
> For the case which fails:
> - plug SSD drive/bridge into PMP port 0
> - plug eSata cable into PMP
> - plug eSata cable into eSata port on controller
> - watch the softreset timeout
> For the case which works:
> - plug eSata cable into PMP
> - plug eSata cable into eSata port on controller
> - watch the PMP become recognized
> - plug SSD drive/bridge into PMP port 0
> - watch the SSD drive become recognized
> 
> Steps above are repeatable. Previously I was applying power to the PMP while
> the drives were attached (PMP, bridges and drives all receiving power at the
> same time) and then plugging in the eSata cable, but this case always failed
> as well.
> 
>> Also, does putting sslep(5) right before followup-SRST help?
>>
> I'll look at adding the sslep line and the new patch (independently).

Please try the patch.  I think that should work.

-- 
tejun