Re: [BK PATCHES] 2.6.x libata update

Martin Schlemmer
2004-02-13T19:27:45Z

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On Fri, 2004-02-13 at 20:43, Jeff Garzik wrote:

Hi

> <jgarzik@redhat.com> (04/02/13 1.1634)
> [libata] catch, and ack, spurious DMA interrupts
>
> Hardware issue on Intel ICH5 requires an additional ack sequence
> over and above the normal IDE DMA interrupt ack requirements. Issue
> described in post to freebsd list:
> http://www.mail-archive.com/freebsd-stable@freebsd.org/msg58421.html
>
> Since the bug workaround only requires a single additional PIO or
> MMIO read in the interrupt handler, it is applied to all chipsets
> using the standard libata interrupt handler.
>
> Credit for research the issue, creating the patch, and testing the
> patch all go to Jon Burgess.
>

Did you miss the mail I sent about this locking my box in under
20-30 mins? It still looks the same as the previous one ....

Thanks,

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Martin Schlemmer

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