Re: [PATCH] libata: implement BROKEN_HPA horkage and apply it to HDS724040KLSA80

[Tejun Heo <htejun@gmail.com>]

Luiz Fernando N. Capitulino wrote:
> Em Wed, 08 Aug 2007 11:21:08 +0900
> Tejun Heo <htejun@gmail.com> escreveu:
> 
> | Alan Cox wrote:
> | >>> I'd rather know what is going on here. A drive can legitimately
> | >>> support LBA48 and HPA and refuse READ_NATIVE_MAX_EXT.
> | >> READ_NATIVE_MAX_EXT is mandatory if HPA && LBA48, no
> | > 
> | > Ok the report in that thread is different. The offending Maxtor simply
> | > aborts the read_native_max_ext
> | 
> | I'll resend sans ata_id_has_hpa() change.  Does that sound okay?  I
> | don't really think we can do anything other than blacklisting it.
> 
>  Does that make your patch invalid or is it still ok?

You controller being ICH ahci, I don't think the chance of the
controller messing things up is pretty slim but, just in case, do you
have another SATA controller to cross check?  If not, can you put the
controller into IDE mode so that ata_piix can drive it and test whether
the problem persists?

Thanks.

-- 
tejun