Re: libata-eh/pmp command sequence on NCQ media error

[Mark Lord <liml@rtr.ca>]

Tejun Heo wrote:
> Mark Lord wrote:
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>>
>> So, for sata_mv at least, I'd kinda like to have libata-eh attempt
>> the READ_LOG_EXT_10H before it tries to (unsuccessfully) access the
>> per-port SCRs on the PMP.
>>
>> For now, I'll try and hack something into my local tree to ensure
>> that things will actually work that way around without any other
>> unforseen complications.
>>
>> But for upstream, I'm thinking maybe a HORKAGE flag or something?
>> I'm still trying to avoid having to pull a lot of libata-eh/pmp code
>> into sata_mv for local customizations.
> 
> w00t w00t I thought about that when I wrote NCQ EH.  All you have to do 
> is to export ata_eh_analyze_ncq_error() can call it right after 
> error_handler starts and put the controller into a working state (so 
> that SCR accesses work again).  After it finishes, call the generic 
> handler.  The second time around ata_eh_analyze_ncq_error() will be 
> no-op and you should get what you want.
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Really... Mmm...  :)

Thanks, Tejun.  *You are The Man* !

:)