Re: [PATCH/RFC] libata: disable interrupts before soft reset

[Albert Lee <albertcc@tw.ibm.com>]

Tejun Heo wrote:

> 
> Please hold this off.  This issue is handled by new EH.
> 
> This problem is bigger than just during reset.  Any error condition
> which leaves the device and/or controller has potential to cause
> similar problems or worse (e.g. data corruption, screaming
> interrupts).  New EH handles this by freezing ports when
> device/controller enters unknown state.  The controller is thawed
> after EH reset is complete.  The same mechanism applies to probing.
> All ports are started frozen.  Only after initial reset is complete,
> ports get thawed.
> 
> It's been a loooooong week but I'm splitting the patches now.  :)
> 

Great. :)
Will test the drive again when the new EH is out.

Thanks,

Albert