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From: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Subject: Re: RESEND: [PATCH] libata-sff: Fix oops reported in kerneloops.org
 for pnp devices with no ctl
Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 19:29:16 +0100
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> So it's "ata_sdd_sync()" that I think is bogus. Based on its name alone, 
> it shouldn't have a delay in it (except, as mentioned, possibly for the 
> fallback case where no port can be used for reading).

It should indeed not have the delay in it.

Alan