From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Ondrej Zary Subject: Re: pata_it821x completely broken Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2008 14:10:14 +0200 Message-ID: <200807131410.16521.linux@rainbow-software.org> References: <200807042153.56644.linux@rainbow-software.org> <200807131347.14045.linux@rainbow-software.org> <20080713123510.6f47ffdc@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from mail.atlantis.sk ([80.94.52.35]:34493 "EHLO mail.atlantis.sk" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752855AbYGMMKX (ORCPT ); Sun, 13 Jul 2008 08:10:23 -0400 In-Reply-To: <20080713123510.6f47ffdc@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> Content-Disposition: inline Sender: linux-ide-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-ide@vger.kernel.org To: Alan Cox Cc: Alan Cox , LKML , linux-ide@vger.kernel.org On Sunday 13 July 2008 13:35:10 Alan Cox wrote: > > The patch below fixes the IDENTIFY problem for me and makes the RAID > > array accessible. Is it OK or is there a better way to do it? > > Probably better to fix it in driver. Right now we don't have a way to > override the identify reading or post process it cleanly at it821x hacks > around that but if that was fixed then the special cases can all hide in > the driver where they belong. That would be great but it requires some deeper libata and kernel programming knowledge. > > > + /* Has LBA48 but advertises neither LBA nor LBA48 */ > > + { "Integrated Technology Express Inc", NULL, ATA_HORKAGE_LBA48_FORCE, > > }, > > That depends on the firmware revision it seems. Mine are fine Too bad it doesn't report any firmware revision :( I think that this should not harm a working IT8212 controller. -- Ondrej Zary