Re: [PATCH] sata_mv: Manage SATA port multiplier while searching for active links

Gregory CLEMENT
2015-03-31T07:15:31Z

Hi Tejun,

On 30/03/2015 19:35, Tejun Heo wrote:
> Hello,
>
> On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 07:32:45PM +0200, Gregory CLEMENT wrote:
>> From: Nadav Haklai <nadavh@marvell.com>
>>
>> With this patch, when searching for active link, first search through
>> the port multiplier links. And then fall to the default ap active_tag
>> only if no there is no active link in the port multiplier.
>
> What does this fix? What was broken before? What's the impact of the
> patch? A patch description which just restates the patch content
> isn't all that useful.

I _thought_ that the purpose of this patch was to manage the port multiplier,
and without this patch we don't only handle it. I will ask more detail and
come back with a new version of the patch with a more useful description.

Thanks,

Gregory

>
> Thanks.
>

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