From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com>
Subject: Re: FUA and 311x (was Re: LibPATA code issues / 2.6.15.4)
Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2006 22:18:24 -0500
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Mark Lord wrote:
> Jeff Garzik wrote:
> ..
> 
>> Sounds like un-blacklisting the drive, and adding ATA_FLAG_NO_FUA is 
>> the way to go...
> 
> 
> Might as well add sata_mv to that blacklist as well.

Have you confirmed that it doesn't work with FUA?

We recently patched sata_mv to add ATA_CMD_WRITE_FUA_EXT, in response to 
a nasty bug report, and ISTR the complainer went away.


> And while I'm at it, the pdc_adma and sata_qstor controllers/drivers are 
> fine with FUA.

Verified or just guessing?

	Jeff