From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S267676AbUG3VhM (ORCPT ); Fri, 30 Jul 2004 17:37:12 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261724AbUG3VhM (ORCPT ); Fri, 30 Jul 2004 17:37:12 -0400 Received: from mustang.oldcity.dca.net ([216.158.38.3]:37540 "HELO mustang.oldcity.dca.net") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S267858AbUG3VgI (ORCPT ); Fri, 30 Jul 2004 17:36:08 -0400 Subject: Re: [PATCH] Configure IDE probe delays From: Lee Revell To: Todd Poynor Cc: B.Zolnierkiewicz@elka.pw.edu.pl, linux-kernel , tim.bird@am.sony.com, dsingleton@mvista.com In-Reply-To: <20040730191100.GA22201@slurryseal.ddns.mvista.com> References: <20040730191100.GA22201@slurryseal.ddns.mvista.com> Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1091223388.800.88.camel@mindpipe> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.6 Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 17:36:28 -0400 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Fri, 2004-07-30 at 15:11, Todd Poynor wrote: > Any comments on this suggested patch that allows kernel command line > parameter ide-delay=2 to set the probing delay to 2ms, or any insight > into the risks involved in modifying this value? Another possibility > would be to configure the value in the IDE interface and device drivers > according to known hardware characteristics. Thanks. Even if the default stays at 50, this patch is an improvement because it replaces a magic number with a named value, which is never a bad thing. I will let you know the results on my system. Lee