Re: [PATCH] libata: add NCQ blacklist entries from Silicon Image Windows driver

Jeff Garzik
2007-02-23T22:16:44Z

Robert Hancock wrote:
> This patch adds in some NCQ blacklist entries taken from the Silicon
> Image Windows drivers' .inf files for the 3124 and 3132 controllers.
> These entries were marked as ""DisableSataQueueing". Assume these are
> in their blacklist for a reason and disable NCQ on these drives.
>
> Signed-off-by: Robert Hancock <hancockr@shaw.ca>
>
> --- linux-2.6.21-rc1edit/drivers/ata/libata-core.c.prev 2007-02-21
> 22:23:05.000000000 -0600
> +++ linux-2.6.21-rc1edit/drivers/ata/libata-core.c 2007-02-21
> 22:25:44.000000000 -0600
> @@ -3269,6 +3269,13 @@ static const struct ata_blacklist_entry
> /* Devices with NCQ limits */
>
> + /* The following blacklist entries are taken from the Windows
> + driver .inf files for the Silicon Image 3124 and 3132. */
> + { "Maxtor 7B250S0", "BANC1B70", ATA_HORKAGE_NONCQ, },
> + { "HTS541060G9SA00", "MB3OC60D", ATA_HORKAGE_NONCQ, },
> + { "HTS541080G9SA00", "MB4OC60D", ATA_HORKAGE_NONCQ, },
> + { "HTS541010G9SA00", "MBZOC60D", ATA_HORKAGE_NONCQ, },

The general consensus of private emails seems to be that its ok to
blacklist the Maxtor one, at least.

So let's go ahead and at least get that entry in.

Jeff