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Subject: Re: RESEND: [PATCH] libata-sff: Fix oops reported in kerneloops.org
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Alan Cox wrote:
>> Please grep the remaining users, IMO you will find that's not really 
>> true.  After your patch no core users remain, only ones in a few 
>> scattered drivers that most likely want your logic (or a 
>> simplified-for-that-controller version thereof).
> 
> That said if you want to be clearer we can hide the altstatus function
> internally and only export an ata_sff_dma_sync() which does go *BANG* if
> you call it with no altstatus (where you would immediately violate DMA
> timing rules)
> 
> Want me to roll a patch in that style ?

Works for me...