Re: [PATCH] pata_sis: Remove bogus cable match

[Kai Krakow <kai@kaishome.de>]

Am Samstag, 06. Dezember 2008 schrieb Alan Cox:

> On Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:31:40 -0500
>
> Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org> wrote:
> > Alan Cox wrote:
> > > From: Alan Cox <alan@redhat.com>
> > >
> > > Some systems report SIS 5513 as both vendor/id and subvendor/id string.
> > > In that case we can't distinguish the system by the id svid/sdid and in
> > > fact the entry here breaks some boxes. At some point we need to find
> > > another way to detect the Targa Visionary 1000, until then this a hang
> > > for some users with lower performance for others.
> > >
> > > Closes: #12092
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Alan Cox <alan@redhat.com>
> >
> > Should that last sentence be "this SOLVES a hang"?
> >
> > As it is currently worded, it is unclear what we are trading off with
> > this patch...
>
> I missed out the word "trades" ...

Is there away to bypass this bogus-detection and force the driver into using 
high-speed mode on the short 40-wire cable? Maybe by introducing a 
kernel/module parameter? Or is it there? I found nothing in the docs.

Can I provide any information you need to properly detect the Targa Visionary 
1000?

Thanks,
Kai