From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] fix libata-sff and pata_cmd64x to not crash on boot
 on parisc
Date: Sat, 14 May 2011 15:01:31 -0400
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On 05/13/2011 01:01 PM, James Bottomley wrote:
> On Sun, 2011-04-24 at 14:28 -0500, James Bottomley wrote:
>> currently libata-sff is completely ignoring the enabled/disabled status
>> of the interfaces.  This is a real problem on parisc because if you
>> touch a non responding memory area (i.e. a disabled interface) you crash
>> the box.
>>
>> Fix by checking the CNTRL bits to see if the port is enabled before
>> trying to poke it.
>
> Ping on this.
>
> Since 1/2 is an essential fix to prevent a boot panic on parisc, I can
> just take them through the parisc tree.

It's in libata-dev.git#upstream and #NEXT (linux-next) at present.

	Jeff