From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Sergei Shtylyov Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/4] hpt366: MWDMA filter for SATA cards Date: Sat, 08 Sep 2007 16:01:05 +0400 Message-ID: <46E28F01.7010808@ru.mvista.com> References: <200709030019.22732.sshtylyov@ru.mvista.com> <46DB1C50.2020205@ru.mvista.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from h155.mvista.com ([63.81.120.155]:49176 "EHLO imap.sh.mvista.com" rhost-flags-OK-FAIL-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752030AbXIHL6G (ORCPT ); Sat, 8 Sep 2007 07:58:06 -0400 In-Reply-To: <46DB1C50.2020205@ru.mvista.com> Sender: linux-ide-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-ide@vger.kernel.org To: Sergei Shtylyov Cc: bzolnier@gmail.com, linux-ide@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hello, I wrote: Sergei Shtylyov wrote: > The patch was 4/4 of course. :-< > Probably I was too esctatic about the code. ;-) Or rarher me. :-) >> The Marvell bridge chips used on HighPoint SATA cards do not seem to >> support >> the MWDMA modes (at least that caould be seen in their so-called >> drivers :-), >> so the driver needs to account for this -- to achieve this: >> - add mdma_filter() method from the original patch by Bartlomiej >> Zolnierkewicz >> with his consent, also adding the method callout to ide_rate_filter(); >> - installed the method for all chips to only return empty mask if a >> SATA drive >> is detected onHPT372{AN]/374 chips... >> Signed-off-by: Sergei Shtylyov >> --- >> This patch against the current Linus' tree and unfortunately I was >> able to only >> compile test it since that tree gives MODPOST warning and dies early >> on bootup. >> Will hopefully try to test if/when I have time... :-) And it was still the same -- I'd bisected if I had time... >> Index: linux-2.6/drivers/ide/pci/hpt366.c >> =================================================================== >> --- linux-2.6.orig/drivers/ide/pci/hpt366.c >> +++ linux-2.6/drivers/ide/pci/hpt366.c >> @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ >> /* >> - * linux/drivers/ide/pci/hpt366.c Version 1.12 Aug 25, 2007 >> + * linux/drivers/ide/pci/hpt366.c Version 1.13 Aug 22, 2007 > Errr... and version shuold Aug 02 -- thought I've fixed that. :-/ Hehe, thanks. Those versions turned to be quite PITA a to keep. MBR, Sergei