Messages in this thread |  | | | Date | Mon, 13 Oct 1997 15:55:18 -0400 | | From | "Theodore Y. Ts'o" <> | | Subject | Re: serial input overrun(s) using ide-cd |
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From: Ronald Hesper <R.Hesper@phys.rug.nl> Date: Mon, 13 Oct 97 19:41:57 MET
>... > --- certain broken IDE controllers will cause MASSIVE FILESYSTEM DAMAGE > if the stream of data during a programmed i/o data transfer is > interrupted by an interrupt. > - Ted > Is it known which controllers are broken? If so, it might be a good idea to include a list in the hdparm docs (if it's not too lengthy :-) ).
Two controller *chips* which are known to have the problem are listed in the hdparm documentation. However, given the wonderful legal liability system developed by Western Civilization, I doubt anyone is willing to state that those are the _only_ two controller chips for which there is a problem.
- Ted
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