From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 1 Jan 2003 17:40:35 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 1 Jan 2003 17:40:34 -0500 Received: from 205-158-62-139.outblaze.com ([205.158.62.139]:44722 "HELO spf1.us.outblaze.com") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Wed, 1 Jan 2003 17:40:31 -0500 Message-ID: <20030101224854.38161.qmail@mail.com> Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="----------=_1041461333-4971-2" Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MIME-tools 5.41 (Entity 5.404) From: "marijn ros" To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Date: Wed, 01 Jan 2003 17:48:53 -0500 Subject: [Documentation PATCH] Re: 2.4.21-pre2 IDE problems X-Originating-Ip: 131.211.221.214 X-Originating-Server: ws1-6.us4.outblaze.com Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org This is a multi-part message in MIME format... ------------=_1041461333-4971-2 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ----- Original Message ----- From: Alan Cox Date: 31 Dec 2002 16:59:36 +0000 To: Marijn Ros Subject: Re: 2.4.21-pre2 IDE problems > On Tue, 2002-12-31 at 12:18, Marijn Ros wrote: > > However, when I try the new 2.4.21-pre2 taskfile IO setting, I get a > > 'hda: lost interrupt' message every 30 seconds (the timeout period I > > guess) during disk IO, making the machine unusable. I know this > > setting is experimental, but I guess you would like to know about my > > problems before the old code is phased out completely. > > Taskfile I/O as opposed to ioctl is broken for PIO. I know about this > and I've disabled it. I don't plan to fix that path for 2.4 but to keep > the old read/write paths to reduce risk Thanks. The attached patch tries to clarify the Configure.help based on this. Bye, Marijn -- __________________________________________________________ Sign-up for your own FREE Personalized E-mail at Mail.com http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup Meet Singles http://corp.mail.com/lavalife ------------=_1041461333-4971-2 Content-Type: application/octet-stream; name="taskfile-io-doc.diff" Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="taskfile-io-doc.diff" Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 LS0tIGxpbnV4LTIuNC4yMS1wcmUyL0RvY3VtZW50YXRpb24vQ29uZmlndXJl LmhlbHAJMjAwMi0xMi0yOSAxODo1Mzo1NC4wMDAwMDAwMDAgKzAxMDAKKysr IENvbmZpZ3VyZS5oZWxwCTIwMDMtMDEtMDEgMjM6NDA6MjUuMDAwMDAwMDAw ICswMTAwCkBAIC04MDgsMjEgKzgwOCwyNiBAQAogVXNlIFRhc2tmaWxlIEkv TwogQ09ORklHX0lERV9UQVNLRklMRV9JTwogICBUaGlzIGlzIHRoZSAiSmV3 ZWwiIG9mIHRoZSBwYXRjaC4gIEl0IHdpbGwgZ28gYXdheSBhbmQgYmVjb21l IHRoZSBuZXcKLSAgZHJpdmVyIGNvcmUuICBTaW5jZSBhbGwgdGhlIGNoaXBz ZXRzL2hvc3Qgc2lkZSBoYXJkd2FyZSBkZWFsIHcvIHRoZWlyCi0gIGV4Y2Vw dGlvbnMgaW4gInRoZWlyIGxvY2FsIGNvZGUiIGN1cnJlbnRseSwgYWRvcHRp b24gb2YgYQotICBzdGFuZGFyZGl6ZWQgZGF0YS10cmFuc3BvcnQgaXMgdGhl IG9ubHkgbG9naWNhbCBzb2x1dGlvbi4KKyAgZHJpdmVyIGNvcmUsIGJ1dCBw cm9iYWJseSBub3QgaW4gdGhlIDIuNCB0aW1lZnJhbWUuICBTaW5jZSBhbGwg dGhlCisgIGNoaXBzZXRzL2hvc3Qgc2lkZSBoYXJkd2FyZSBkZWFsIHcvIHRo ZWlyIGV4Y2VwdGlvbnMgaW4gInRoZWlyIGxvY2FsCisgIGNvZGUiIGN1cnJl bnRseSwgYWRvcHRpb24gb2YgYSBzdGFuZGFyZGl6ZWQgZGF0YS10cmFuc3Bv cnQgaXMgdGhlIG9ubHkKKyAgbG9naWNhbCBzb2x1dGlvbi4KICAgQWRkaXRp b25hbGx5IHdlIHBhY2tldGl6ZSB0aGUgcmVxdWVzdHMgYW5kIGdhaW4gcmFw aWQgcGVyZm9ybWFuY2UgYW5kCiAgIGEgcmVkdWN0aW9uIGluIHN5c3RlbSBs YXRlbmN5LiAgQWRkaXRpb25hbGx5IGJ5IHVzaW5nIGEgbWVtb3J5IHN0cnVj dAogICBmb3IgdGhlIGNvbW1hbmRzIHdlIGNhbiByZWRpcmVjdCB0byBhIE1N SU8gaG9zdCBoYXJkd2FyZSBpbiB0aGUgbmV4dAogICBnZW5lcmF0aW9uIG9m IGNvbnRyb2xsZXJzLCBzcGVjaWZpY2FsbHkgc2Vjb25kIGdlbmVyYXRpb24g VWx0cmExMzMKICAgYW5kIFNlcmlhbCBBVEEuCiAKKyAgVGhpcyBjb2RlIG9u bHkgd29ya3MgZm9yIGNvbnRyb2xsZXJzIGluIERNQSBtb2RlIGF0IHRoZSBt b21lbnQuICBJZiB5b3UKKyAgd2FudCBvciBoYXZlIHRvIHJ1biB5b3VyIGNv bnRyb2xsZXIgaW4gUElPIG1vZGUsIGRvbid0IHVzZSB0aGlzIG9wdGlvbgor ICBhcyBpdCB3aWxsIGZhaWwgaG9ycmlibHkuCisKICAgU2luY2UgdGhpcyBp cyBhIG1ham9yIHRyYW5zaXRpb24sIGl0IHdhcyBkZWVtZWQgbmVjZXNzYXJ5 IHRvIG1ha2UgdGhlCiAgIGRyaXZlciBwYXRocyBidWlsZGFibGUgaW4gc2Vw YXJhdGUgbW9kZWxzLiAgVGhlcmVmb3JlIGlmIHVzaW5nIHRoaXMKICAgb3B0 aW9uIGZhaWxzIGZvciB5b3VyIGFyY2ggdGhlbiB3ZSBuZWVkIHRvIGFkZHJl c3MgdGhlIG5lZWRzIGZvciB0aGF0CiAgIGFyY2guCiAKLSAgSWYgeW91IHdh bnQgdG8gdGVzdCB0aGlzIGZ1bmN0aW9uYWxpdHksIHNheSBZIGhlcmUuCisg IElmIHlvdSB3YW50IHRvIHRlc3QgdGhpcyBmdW5jdGlvbmFsaXR5LCBzYXkg WSBoZXJlLiAgT3RoZXJ3aXNlLCBzYXkgTi4KIAogRm9yY2UgRE1BCiBDT05G SUdfQkxLX0RFVl9JREVETUFfRk9SQ0VECg== ------------=_1041461333-4971-2--