From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Sergei Shtylyov Subject: Re: [PATCH #upstream-fixes] libata: set device class to NONE if phys_offline Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:23:31 +0400 Message-ID: <48FEFF23.5090006@ru.mvista.com> References: <48FDF5D6.20707@kernel.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from h155.mvista.com ([63.81.120.155]:31132 "EHLO imap.sh.mvista.com" rhost-flags-OK-FAIL-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751424AbYJVKXh (ORCPT ); Wed, 22 Oct 2008 06:23:37 -0400 In-Reply-To: <48FDF5D6.20707@kernel.org> Sender: linux-ide-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-ide@vger.kernel.org To: Tejun Heo Cc: Jeff Garzik , IDE/ATA development list Hello. Tejun Heo wrote: > Reset methods don't have access to phys link status for slave links > and may incorrectly indicate device presence causing unnecessary probe > failures for unoccupied links. This patch clears device class to NONE > during post-reset processing if phys link is offline. > > As on/offliness semantics is strictly defined and used in multiple > More grammar nitpicking: it's either on/offline or on/offlineness. :-) MBR, Sergei