From: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
To: Elias Oltmanns <eo@nebensachen.de>
Cc: Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org>,
linux-ide@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2 v5] libata: Implement disk shock protection support
Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2008 05:58:14 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <48D61AB6.1070408@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20080921094220.23240.9270.stgit@denkblock.local>
Elias Oltmanns wrote:
> On user request (through sysfs), the IDLE IMMEDIATE command with UNLOAD
> FEATURE as specified in ATA-7 is issued to the device and processing of
> the request queue is stopped thereafter until the specified timeout
> expires or user space asks to resume normal operation. This is supposed
> to prevent the heads of a hard drive from accidentally crashing onto the
> platter when a heavy shock is anticipated (like a falling laptop
> expected to hit the floor). In fact, the whole port stops processing
> commands until the timeout has expired in order to avoid any resets due
> to failed commands on another device.
>
> Signed-off-by: Elias Oltmanns <eo@nebensachen.de>
Acked-by: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
Thanks.
--
tejun
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-09-21 10:00 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-09-19 21:41 Disk shock protection in libata Elias Oltmanns
2008-09-19 21:46 ` [PATCH 1/2 v3] Introduce ata_id_has_unload() Elias Oltmanns
2008-09-29 4:34 ` Jeff Garzik
2008-09-19 21:48 ` [PATCH 2/2 v3] libata: Implement disk shock protection support Elias Oltmanns
2008-09-20 4:47 ` Tejun Heo
2008-09-20 5:54 ` Elias Oltmanns
2008-09-20 11:12 ` Elias Oltmanns
2008-09-20 21:44 ` [PATCH 2/2 v4] " Elias Oltmanns
2008-09-20 23:55 ` Tejun Heo
2008-09-21 9:54 ` [PATCH 2/2 v5] " Elias Oltmanns
2008-09-21 9:58 ` Tejun Heo [this message]
2008-09-21 9:51 ` [PATCH 2/2 v3] " Elias Oltmanns
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