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From: Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org>
To: Tejun Heo <htejun@gmail.com>
Cc: linux-ide@vger.kernel.org, bzolnier@gmail.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 8/8] libata: implement fast speed down for unverified data transfer mode
Date: Sat, 01 Dec 2007 18:07:36 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4751E938.1090305@garzik.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1196159340385-git-send-email-htejun@gmail.com>

Tejun Heo wrote:
> It's very likely that the configured data transfer mode is the wrong
> one if device fails data transfers right after initial data transfer
> mode configuration (including NCQ on/off and xfermode).  libata EH
> needs to speed down fast before upper layers give up on probing.
> 
> This patch implement fast speed down rules to handle such cases
> better.  Error occured while data transfer hasn't been verified
> trigger fast back-to-back speed down actions until data transfer
> works.
> 
> This change will make cable mis-detection and other initial
> configuration problems corrected before partition scanning code gives
> up.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <htejun@gmail.com>

I agree strongly.

Good work!



  reply	other threads:[~2007-12-01 23:07 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 22+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2007-11-27 10:28 [PATCHSET] libata: improve EH speed down logic, take #3 Tejun Heo
2007-11-27 10:28 ` [PATCH 1/8] libata: rearrange ATA_DFLAG_* Tejun Heo
2007-12-01 23:05   ` Jeff Garzik
2007-11-27 10:28 ` [PATCH 2/8] libata: implement protocol tests Tejun Heo
2007-12-01 23:06   ` Jeff Garzik
2007-11-27 10:28 ` [PATCH 3/8] libata: factor out ata_eh_schedule_probe() Tejun Heo
2007-11-27 10:28 ` [PATCH 4/8] libata: move ata_set_mode() to libata-eh.c Tejun Heo
2007-12-01 23:07   ` Jeff Garzik
2007-12-05  1:21     ` Tejun Heo
2007-11-27 10:28 ` [PATCH 5/8] libata: clean up EH speed down implementation Tejun Heo
2007-11-27 10:28 ` [PATCH 6/8] libata: adjust speed down rules Tejun Heo
2007-11-27 22:32   ` Mark Lord
2007-11-27 23:07     ` Tejun Heo
2007-11-27 23:33       ` Mark Lord
2007-11-27 23:35         ` Tejun Heo
2007-11-28  1:10           ` Mark Lord
2007-11-28  8:30             ` Tejun Heo
2007-11-27 10:28 ` [PATCH 7/8] libata: implement ATA_DFLAG_DUBIOUS_XFER Tejun Heo
2007-11-27 10:28 ` [PATCH 8/8] libata: implement fast speed down for unverified data transfer mode Tejun Heo
2007-12-01 23:07   ` Jeff Garzik [this message]
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2007-11-05  5:45 [PATCHSET] libata: update EH speed down logic, take #2 Tejun Heo
2007-11-05  5:45 ` [PATCH 8/8] libata: implement fast speed down for unverified data transfer mode Tejun Heo
2007-11-01 15:51 [PATCHSET] libata: update EH speed down logic Tejun Heo
2007-11-01 15:51 ` [PATCH 8/8] libata: implement fast speed down for unverified data transfer mode Tejun Heo

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