From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Robert Hancock Subject: Re: [patch 29/30] sata_nv: don't read shadow registers when in ADMA mode Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2007 16:54:05 -0600 Message-ID: <45F1E58D.4070606@shaw.ca> References: <200703061038.l26AcD3M019553@shell0.pdx.osdl.net> <45F154A8.1050606@garzik.org> <45F16EE3.40602@shaw.ca> <200703091539.43562.s0348365@sms.ed.ac.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from shawidc-mo1.cg.shawcable.net ([24.71.223.10]:9796 "EHLO pd5mo1so.prod.shaw.ca" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1767591AbXCIWyI (ORCPT ); Fri, 9 Mar 2007 17:54:08 -0500 In-reply-to: <200703091539.43562.s0348365@sms.ed.ac.uk> Sender: linux-ide-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-ide@vger.kernel.org To: Alistair John Strachan Cc: Jeff Garzik , linux-kernel , akpm@linux-foundation.org, linux-ide@vger.kernel.org Alistair John Strachan wrote: >>> I lean towards "yes", since it is a needed-by-hardware fix, but I also >>> am interested in testing feedback since it is so late in the 2.6.21-rc >>> game. >> I would lean toward that as well, but it would be good to get some >> testing from some sata_nv ADMA users to make sure it doesn't do anything >> funny for them.. > > Since I've been a bit of a problem case this time, I'd be happy to test it. > > Can I assume that I can apply the patch you sent to Jeff "[PATCH] sata_nv: > revert use of notifiers for now", and apply this one, to -rc3, and then be > able to usefully test? Yes, you should be able to. -- Robert Hancock Saskatoon, SK, Canada To email, remove "nospam" from hancockr@nospamshaw.ca Home Page: http://www.roberthancock.com/