* PATCH: allow ide-generic users to ask it to capture unknown devices
@ 2004-11-05 16:22 Alan Cox
2004-11-05 21:56 ` Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz
0 siblings, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread
From: Alan Cox @ 2004-11-05 16:22 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linux-ide, Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz
Most of this patch is neccessary noise to make the generic entry "id 0" so
that the code is clean and won't need touching each time an identifier is
aded.
diff --exclude-from /usr/src/exclude -u --new-file --recursive linux.vanilla-2.6.10rc1/drivers/ide/pci/generic.c linux-2.6.10rc1/drivers/ide/pci/generic.c
--- linux.vanilla-2.6.10rc1/drivers/ide/pci/generic.c 2004-11-05 15:34:47.000000000 +0000
+++ linux-2.6.10rc1/drivers/ide/pci/generic.c 2004-11-05 16:08:02.000000000 +0000
@@ -41,6 +41,17 @@
#include "generic.h"
+static int ide_generic_all; /* Set to claim all devices */
+
+static int __init ide_generic_all_on(char *unused)
+{
+ ide_generic_all = 1;
+ printk(KERN_INFO "IDE generic will claim all unknown PCI IDE storage controllers.\n");
+ return 1;
+}
+
+__setup("all-generic-ide", ide_generic_all_on);
+
static unsigned int __init init_chipset_generic (struct pci_dev *dev, const char *name)
{
return 0;
@@ -96,6 +107,11 @@
{
ide_pci_device_t *d = &generic_chipsets[id->driver_data];
u16 command;
+
+ /* Don't use the generic entry unless instructed to do so */
+ if (id->driver_data == 0)
+ if(ide_generic_all == 0)
+ return 1;
if (dev->vendor == PCI_VENDOR_ID_UMC &&
dev->device == PCI_DEVICE_ID_UMC_UM8886A &&
@@ -108,8 +124,7 @@
return 1;
pci_read_config_word(dev, PCI_COMMAND, &command);
- if(!(command & PCI_COMMAND_IO))
- {
+ if(!(command & PCI_COMMAND_IO)) {
printk(KERN_INFO "Skipping disabled %s IDE controller.\n", d->name);
return 1;
}
@@ -118,21 +133,23 @@
}
static struct pci_device_id generic_pci_tbl[] = {
- { PCI_VENDOR_ID_NS, PCI_DEVICE_ID_NS_87410, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, 0, 0, 0},
- { PCI_VENDOR_ID_PCTECH, PCI_DEVICE_ID_PCTECH_SAMURAI_IDE, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, 0, 0, 1},
- { PCI_VENDOR_ID_HOLTEK, PCI_DEVICE_ID_HOLTEK_6565, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, 0, 0, 2},
- { PCI_VENDOR_ID_UMC, PCI_DEVICE_ID_UMC_UM8673F, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, 0, 0, 3},
- { PCI_VENDOR_ID_UMC, PCI_DEVICE_ID_UMC_UM8886A, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, 0, 0, 4},
- { PCI_VENDOR_ID_UMC, PCI_DEVICE_ID_UMC_UM8886BF, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, 0, 0, 5},
- { PCI_VENDOR_ID_HINT, PCI_DEVICE_ID_HINT_VXPROII_IDE, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, 0, 0, 6},
- { PCI_VENDOR_ID_VIA, PCI_DEVICE_ID_VIA_82C561, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, 0, 0, 7},
- { PCI_VENDOR_ID_OPTI, PCI_DEVICE_ID_OPTI_82C558, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, 0, 0, 8},
+ { PCI_VENDOR_ID_NS, PCI_DEVICE_ID_NS_87410, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, 0, 0, 1},
+ { PCI_VENDOR_ID_PCTECH, PCI_DEVICE_ID_PCTECH_SAMURAI_IDE, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, 0, 0, 2},
+ { PCI_VENDOR_ID_HOLTEK, PCI_DEVICE_ID_HOLTEK_6565, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, 0, 0, 3},
+ { PCI_VENDOR_ID_UMC, PCI_DEVICE_ID_UMC_UM8673F, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, 0, 0, 4},
+ { PCI_VENDOR_ID_UMC, PCI_DEVICE_ID_UMC_UM8886A, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, 0, 0, 5},
+ { PCI_VENDOR_ID_UMC, PCI_DEVICE_ID_UMC_UM8886BF, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, 0, 0, 6},
+ { PCI_VENDOR_ID_HINT, PCI_DEVICE_ID_HINT_VXPROII_IDE, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, 0, 0, 7},
+ { PCI_VENDOR_ID_VIA, PCI_DEVICE_ID_VIA_82C561, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, 0, 0, 8},
+ { PCI_VENDOR_ID_OPTI, PCI_DEVICE_ID_OPTI_82C558, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, 0, 0, 9},
#ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDE_SATA
- { PCI_VENDOR_ID_VIA, PCI_DEVICE_ID_VIA_8237_SATA, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, 0, 0, 9},
+ { PCI_VENDOR_ID_VIA, PCI_DEVICE_ID_VIA_8237_SATA, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, 0, 0, 10},
#endif
- { PCI_VENDOR_ID_TOSHIBA,PCI_DEVICE_ID_TOSHIBA_PICCOLO, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, 0, 0, 10},
- { PCI_VENDOR_ID_TOSHIBA,PCI_DEVICE_ID_TOSHIBA_PICCOLO_1, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, 0, 0, 11},
- { PCI_VENDOR_ID_TOSHIBA,PCI_DEVICE_ID_TOSHIBA_PICCOLO_2, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, 0, 0, 12},
+ { PCI_VENDOR_ID_TOSHIBA,PCI_DEVICE_ID_TOSHIBA_PICCOLO, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, 0, 0, 11},
+ { PCI_VENDOR_ID_TOSHIBA,PCI_DEVICE_ID_TOSHIBA_PICCOLO_1, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, 0, 0, 12},
+ { PCI_VENDOR_ID_TOSHIBA,PCI_DEVICE_ID_TOSHIBA_PICCOLO_2, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, 0, 0, 13},
+ /* Must come last. If you add entries adjust this table appropriately and the init_one code */
+ { PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_CLASS_STORAGE_IDE << 8, 0xFFFFFF00UL, 0},
{ 0, },
};
MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(pci, generic_pci_tbl);
diff --exclude-from /usr/src/exclude -u --new-file --recursive linux.vanilla-2.6.10rc1/drivers/ide/pci/generic.h linux-2.6.10rc1/drivers/ide/pci/generic.h
--- linux.vanilla-2.6.10rc1/drivers/ide/pci/generic.h 2004-11-05 15:34:47.000000000 +0000
+++ linux-2.6.10rc1/drivers/ide/pci/generic.h 2004-11-05 16:08:02.000000000 +0000
@@ -10,6 +10,13 @@
static ide_pci_device_t generic_chipsets[] __devinitdata = {
{ /* 0 */
+ .name = "Unknown",
+ .init_chipset = init_chipset_generic,
+ .init_hwif = init_hwif_generic,
+ .channels = 2,
+ .autodma = AUTODMA,
+ .bootable = ON_BOARD,
+ },{ /* 1 */
.name = "NS87410",
.init_chipset = init_chipset_generic,
.init_hwif = init_hwif_generic,
@@ -17,84 +24,84 @@
.autodma = AUTODMA,
.enablebits = {{0x43,0x08,0x08}, {0x47,0x08,0x08}},
.bootable = ON_BOARD,
- },{ /* 1 */
+ },{ /* 2 */
.name = "SAMURAI",
.init_chipset = init_chipset_generic,
.init_hwif = init_hwif_generic,
.channels = 2,
.autodma = AUTODMA,
.bootable = ON_BOARD,
- },{ /* 2 */
+ },{ /* 3 */
.name = "HT6565",
.init_chipset = init_chipset_generic,
.init_hwif = init_hwif_generic,
.channels = 2,
.autodma = AUTODMA,
.bootable = ON_BOARD,
- },{ /* 3 */
+ },{ /* 4 */
.name = "UM8673F",
.init_chipset = init_chipset_generic,
.init_hwif = init_hwif_generic,
.channels = 2,
.autodma = NODMA,
.bootable = ON_BOARD,
- },{ /* 4 */
+ },{ /* 5 */
.name = "UM8886A",
.init_chipset = init_chipset_generic,
.init_hwif = init_hwif_generic,
.channels = 2,
.autodma = NODMA,
.bootable = ON_BOARD,
- },{ /* 5 */
+ },{ /* 6 */
.name = "UM8886BF",
.init_chipset = init_chipset_generic,
.init_hwif = init_hwif_generic,
.channels = 2,
.autodma = NODMA,
.bootable = ON_BOARD,
- },{ /* 6 */
+ },{ /* 7 */
.name = "HINT_IDE",
.init_chipset = init_chipset_generic,
.init_hwif = init_hwif_generic,
.channels = 2,
.autodma = AUTODMA,
.bootable = ON_BOARD,
- },{ /* 7 */
+ },{ /* 8 */
.name = "VIA_IDE",
.init_chipset = init_chipset_generic,
.init_hwif = init_hwif_generic,
.channels = 2,
.autodma = NOAUTODMA,
.bootable = ON_BOARD,
- },{ /* 8 */
+ },{ /* 9 */
.name = "OPTI621V",
.init_chipset = init_chipset_generic,
.init_hwif = init_hwif_generic,
.channels = 2,
.autodma = NOAUTODMA,
.bootable = ON_BOARD,
- },{ /* 9 */
+ },{ /* 10 */
.name = "VIA8237SATA",
.init_chipset = init_chipset_generic,
.init_hwif = init_hwif_generic,
.channels = 2,
.autodma = AUTODMA,
.bootable = OFF_BOARD,
- },{ /* 10 */
+ },{ /* 11 */
.name = "Piccolo0102",
.init_chipset = init_chipset_generic,
.init_hwif = init_hwif_generic,
.channels = 2,
.autodma = NOAUTODMA,
.bootable = ON_BOARD,
- },{ /* 11 */
+ },{ /* 12 */
.name = "Piccolo0103",
.init_chipset = init_chipset_generic,
.init_hwif = init_hwif_generic,
.channels = 2,
.autodma = NOAUTODMA,
.bootable = ON_BOARD,
- },{ /* 12 */
+ },{ /* 13 */
.name = "Piccolo0105",
.init_chipset = init_chipset_generic,
.init_hwif = init_hwif_generic,
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* Re: PATCH: allow ide-generic users to ask it to capture unknown devices
2004-11-05 16:22 PATCH: allow ide-generic users to ask it to capture unknown devices Alan Cox
@ 2004-11-05 21:56 ` Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz
2004-11-05 23:27 ` Alan Cox
0 siblings, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread
From: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz @ 2004-11-05 21:56 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Alan Cox; +Cc: linux-ide
ide-generic is drivers/ide/ide-generic
please don't use this name wrt to pci/generic.c
On Friday 05 November 2004 17:22, Alan Cox wrote:
> Most of this patch is neccessary noise to make the generic entry "id 0" so
> that the code is clean and won't need touching each time an identifier is
> aded.
Why can't generic entry be just added at id 14 in generic_chipsets table?
What is the exact purpose of this patch?
AFAICS this option allows users to use generic code for unknown/unsupported
devices which can result in unpredictable results (hangs, data corruptions).
[ I don't want any bugreports from users of this option. ]
> diff --exclude-from /usr/src/exclude -u --new-file --recursive linux.vanilla-2.6.10rc1/drivers/ide/pci/generic.c linux-2.6.10rc1/drivers/ide/pci/generic.c
> --- linux.vanilla-2.6.10rc1/drivers/ide/pci/generic.c 2004-11-05 15:34:47.000000000 +0000
> +++ linux-2.6.10rc1/drivers/ide/pci/generic.c 2004-11-05 16:08:02.000000000 +0000
> @@ -41,6 +41,17 @@
>
> #include "generic.h"
>
> +static int ide_generic_all; /* Set to claim all devices */
> +
> +static int __init ide_generic_all_on(char *unused)
> +{
> + ide_generic_all = 1;
> + printk(KERN_INFO "IDE generic will claim all unknown PCI IDE storage controllers.\n");
> + return 1;
> +}
> +
> +__setup("all-generic-ide", ide_generic_all_on);
> +
> static unsigned int __init init_chipset_generic (struct pci_dev *dev, const char *name)
> {
> return 0;
> @@ -96,6 +107,11 @@
> {
> ide_pci_device_t *d = &generic_chipsets[id->driver_data];
> u16 command;
> +
> + /* Don't use the generic entry unless instructed to do so */
> + if (id->driver_data == 0)
> + if(ide_generic_all == 0)
> + return 1;
>
> if (dev->vendor == PCI_VENDOR_ID_UMC &&
> dev->device == PCI_DEVICE_ID_UMC_UM8886A &&
> @@ -108,8 +124,7 @@
> return 1;
>
> pci_read_config_word(dev, PCI_COMMAND, &command);
> - if(!(command & PCI_COMMAND_IO))
> - {
> + if(!(command & PCI_COMMAND_IO)) {
> printk(KERN_INFO "Skipping disabled %s IDE controller.\n", d->name);
> return 1;
> }
> @@ -118,21 +133,23 @@
> }
>
> static struct pci_device_id generic_pci_tbl[] = {
> - { PCI_VENDOR_ID_NS, PCI_DEVICE_ID_NS_87410, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, 0, 0, 0},
> - { PCI_VENDOR_ID_PCTECH, PCI_DEVICE_ID_PCTECH_SAMURAI_IDE, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, 0, 0, 1},
> - { PCI_VENDOR_ID_HOLTEK, PCI_DEVICE_ID_HOLTEK_6565, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, 0, 0, 2},
> - { PCI_VENDOR_ID_UMC, PCI_DEVICE_ID_UMC_UM8673F, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, 0, 0, 3},
> - { PCI_VENDOR_ID_UMC, PCI_DEVICE_ID_UMC_UM8886A, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, 0, 0, 4},
> - { PCI_VENDOR_ID_UMC, PCI_DEVICE_ID_UMC_UM8886BF, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, 0, 0, 5},
> - { PCI_VENDOR_ID_HINT, PCI_DEVICE_ID_HINT_VXPROII_IDE, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, 0, 0, 6},
> - { PCI_VENDOR_ID_VIA, PCI_DEVICE_ID_VIA_82C561, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, 0, 0, 7},
> - { PCI_VENDOR_ID_OPTI, PCI_DEVICE_ID_OPTI_82C558, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, 0, 0, 8},
> + { PCI_VENDOR_ID_NS, PCI_DEVICE_ID_NS_87410, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, 0, 0, 1},
> + { PCI_VENDOR_ID_PCTECH, PCI_DEVICE_ID_PCTECH_SAMURAI_IDE, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, 0, 0, 2},
> + { PCI_VENDOR_ID_HOLTEK, PCI_DEVICE_ID_HOLTEK_6565, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, 0, 0, 3},
> + { PCI_VENDOR_ID_UMC, PCI_DEVICE_ID_UMC_UM8673F, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, 0, 0, 4},
> + { PCI_VENDOR_ID_UMC, PCI_DEVICE_ID_UMC_UM8886A, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, 0, 0, 5},
> + { PCI_VENDOR_ID_UMC, PCI_DEVICE_ID_UMC_UM8886BF, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, 0, 0, 6},
> + { PCI_VENDOR_ID_HINT, PCI_DEVICE_ID_HINT_VXPROII_IDE, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, 0, 0, 7},
> + { PCI_VENDOR_ID_VIA, PCI_DEVICE_ID_VIA_82C561, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, 0, 0, 8},
> + { PCI_VENDOR_ID_OPTI, PCI_DEVICE_ID_OPTI_82C558, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, 0, 0, 9},
> #ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDE_SATA
> - { PCI_VENDOR_ID_VIA, PCI_DEVICE_ID_VIA_8237_SATA, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, 0, 0, 9},
> + { PCI_VENDOR_ID_VIA, PCI_DEVICE_ID_VIA_8237_SATA, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, 0, 0, 10},
> #endif
> - { PCI_VENDOR_ID_TOSHIBA,PCI_DEVICE_ID_TOSHIBA_PICCOLO, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, 0, 0, 10},
> - { PCI_VENDOR_ID_TOSHIBA,PCI_DEVICE_ID_TOSHIBA_PICCOLO_1, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, 0, 0, 11},
> - { PCI_VENDOR_ID_TOSHIBA,PCI_DEVICE_ID_TOSHIBA_PICCOLO_2, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, 0, 0, 12},
> + { PCI_VENDOR_ID_TOSHIBA,PCI_DEVICE_ID_TOSHIBA_PICCOLO, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, 0, 0, 11},
> + { PCI_VENDOR_ID_TOSHIBA,PCI_DEVICE_ID_TOSHIBA_PICCOLO_1, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, 0, 0, 12},
> + { PCI_VENDOR_ID_TOSHIBA,PCI_DEVICE_ID_TOSHIBA_PICCOLO_2, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, 0, 0, 13},
> + /* Must come last. If you add entries adjust this table appropriately and the init_one code */
> + { PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_CLASS_STORAGE_IDE << 8, 0xFFFFFF00UL, 0},
> { 0, },
> };
> MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(pci, generic_pci_tbl);
> diff --exclude-from /usr/src/exclude -u --new-file --recursive linux.vanilla-2.6.10rc1/drivers/ide/pci/generic.h linux-2.6.10rc1/drivers/ide/pci/generic.h
> --- linux.vanilla-2.6.10rc1/drivers/ide/pci/generic.h 2004-11-05 15:34:47.000000000 +0000
> +++ linux-2.6.10rc1/drivers/ide/pci/generic.h 2004-11-05 16:08:02.000000000 +0000
> @@ -10,6 +10,13 @@
>
> static ide_pci_device_t generic_chipsets[] __devinitdata = {
> { /* 0 */
> + .name = "Unknown",
> + .init_chipset = init_chipset_generic,
> + .init_hwif = init_hwif_generic,
> + .channels = 2,
> + .autodma = AUTODMA,
> + .bootable = ON_BOARD,
> + },{ /* 1 */
> .name = "NS87410",
> .init_chipset = init_chipset_generic,
> .init_hwif = init_hwif_generic,
> @@ -17,84 +24,84 @@
> .autodma = AUTODMA,
> .enablebits = {{0x43,0x08,0x08}, {0x47,0x08,0x08}},
> .bootable = ON_BOARD,
> - },{ /* 1 */
> + },{ /* 2 */
> .name = "SAMURAI",
> .init_chipset = init_chipset_generic,
> .init_hwif = init_hwif_generic,
> .channels = 2,
> .autodma = AUTODMA,
> .bootable = ON_BOARD,
> - },{ /* 2 */
> + },{ /* 3 */
> .name = "HT6565",
> .init_chipset = init_chipset_generic,
> .init_hwif = init_hwif_generic,
> .channels = 2,
> .autodma = AUTODMA,
> .bootable = ON_BOARD,
> - },{ /* 3 */
> + },{ /* 4 */
> .name = "UM8673F",
> .init_chipset = init_chipset_generic,
> .init_hwif = init_hwif_generic,
> .channels = 2,
> .autodma = NODMA,
> .bootable = ON_BOARD,
> - },{ /* 4 */
> + },{ /* 5 */
> .name = "UM8886A",
> .init_chipset = init_chipset_generic,
> .init_hwif = init_hwif_generic,
> .channels = 2,
> .autodma = NODMA,
> .bootable = ON_BOARD,
> - },{ /* 5 */
> + },{ /* 6 */
> .name = "UM8886BF",
> .init_chipset = init_chipset_generic,
> .init_hwif = init_hwif_generic,
> .channels = 2,
> .autodma = NODMA,
> .bootable = ON_BOARD,
> - },{ /* 6 */
> + },{ /* 7 */
> .name = "HINT_IDE",
> .init_chipset = init_chipset_generic,
> .init_hwif = init_hwif_generic,
> .channels = 2,
> .autodma = AUTODMA,
> .bootable = ON_BOARD,
> - },{ /* 7 */
> + },{ /* 8 */
> .name = "VIA_IDE",
> .init_chipset = init_chipset_generic,
> .init_hwif = init_hwif_generic,
> .channels = 2,
> .autodma = NOAUTODMA,
> .bootable = ON_BOARD,
> - },{ /* 8 */
> + },{ /* 9 */
> .name = "OPTI621V",
> .init_chipset = init_chipset_generic,
> .init_hwif = init_hwif_generic,
> .channels = 2,
> .autodma = NOAUTODMA,
> .bootable = ON_BOARD,
> - },{ /* 9 */
> + },{ /* 10 */
> .name = "VIA8237SATA",
> .init_chipset = init_chipset_generic,
> .init_hwif = init_hwif_generic,
> .channels = 2,
> .autodma = AUTODMA,
> .bootable = OFF_BOARD,
> - },{ /* 10 */
> + },{ /* 11 */
> .name = "Piccolo0102",
> .init_chipset = init_chipset_generic,
> .init_hwif = init_hwif_generic,
> .channels = 2,
> .autodma = NOAUTODMA,
> .bootable = ON_BOARD,
> - },{ /* 11 */
> + },{ /* 12 */
> .name = "Piccolo0103",
> .init_chipset = init_chipset_generic,
> .init_hwif = init_hwif_generic,
> .channels = 2,
> .autodma = NOAUTODMA,
> .bootable = ON_BOARD,
> - },{ /* 12 */
> + },{ /* 13 */
> .name = "Piccolo0105",
> .init_chipset = init_chipset_generic,
> .init_hwif = init_hwif_generic,
>
>
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* Re: PATCH: allow ide-generic users to ask it to capture unknown devices
2004-11-05 21:56 ` Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz
@ 2004-11-05 23:27 ` Alan Cox
2004-11-06 0:46 ` Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz
0 siblings, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread
From: Alan Cox @ 2004-11-05 23:27 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz; +Cc: linux-ide
On Gwe, 2004-11-05 at 21:56, Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz wrote:
> Why can't generic entry be just added at id 14 in generic_chipsets table?
Because when someone adds an entry they'll break the driver.
> What is the exact purpose of this patch?
>
> AFAICS this option allows users to use generic code for unknown/unsupported
> devices which can result in unpredictable results (hangs, data corruptions).
Correct but they must force it on by hand. It generates a printk to tell
the user and so its obvious in any bug reports..
^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 5+ messages in thread
* Re: PATCH: allow ide-generic users to ask it to capture unknown devices
2004-11-05 23:27 ` Alan Cox
@ 2004-11-06 0:46 ` Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz
2004-11-06 0:52 ` Alan Cox
0 siblings, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread
From: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz @ 2004-11-06 0:46 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Alan Cox; +Cc: linux-ide
On Saturday 06 November 2004 00:27, Alan Cox wrote:
> On Gwe, 2004-11-05 at 21:56, Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz wrote:
> > Why can't generic entry be just added at id 14 in generic_chipsets table?
>
> Because when someone adds an entry they'll break the driver.
Please be specific, what will break?
> > What is the exact purpose of this patch?
> >
> > AFAICS this option allows users to use generic code for unknown/unsupported
> > devices which can result in unpredictable results (hangs, data corruptions).
>
> Correct but they must force it on by hand. It generates a printk to tell
> the user and so its obvious in any bug reports..
99% of IDE bugreports don't contain full dmesg...
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* Re: PATCH: allow ide-generic users to ask it to capture unknown devices
2004-11-06 0:46 ` Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz
@ 2004-11-06 0:52 ` Alan Cox
0 siblings, 0 replies; 5+ messages in thread
From: Alan Cox @ 2004-11-06 0:52 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz; +Cc: linux-ide
On Sad, 2004-11-06 at 00:46, Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz wrote:
> > Because when someone adds an entry they'll break the driver.
>
> Please be specific, what will break?
The entry is currently last. Someone seeing the comment it must be last
is likely to also leave it last in the table and thus the hardcoded 14
would
need to become 15. Making it "0" took away the cause.
> > Correct but they must force it on by hand. It generates a printk to tell
> > the user and so its obvious in any bug reports..
>
> 99% of IDE bugreports don't contain full dmesg...
At the moment it prints it quite early. If I move the printk down I can
change it so that at the point it grabs the hwif (ie right in the IDE
logs)
it says "blah blah grabbing Unknown device (0x1111, 0x2222)"
Would that be preferable ?
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