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

Mark Lord
2007-02-22T14:41:29Z

Jens Axboe wrote:
>> Robert Hancock wrote:
>..
>>> + /* 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, },
>> Do we have information that these drives fail on non-SiI controllers?
>>
>> Sometimes the problem can be related to a single family of controllers.
>
> I don't know about the Hitachi's, but the Maxtor with that firmware is
> definitely broken. It _appeared_ to work if the depth was limited to 4,
> but I didn't test it long enough to be absolutely certain. So the safest
> is indeed to blacklist it.

Yes, broken on the Silicon Image controllers for sure.
But what type of controller did you observe the failures on, Jens ?