Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 14 Dec 1999 16:14:11 +0100 (CET) | From | <> | Subject | Re: Linux 2.2.14pre13 |
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On Tue, 14 Dec 1999, Andre Hedrick wrote:
> On Tue, 14 Dec 1999 kernel@ddx.a2000.nu wrote: > > > On Mon, 13 Dec 1999, Alan Cox wrote: > > > > > Ok this mops up the remaining bug reports and fixes. I still have a few > > > pending unresolved bugs but not enough to worry about. > > > > > > 2.2.14pre13 > > > o Cure SMP deadlock on non DMA ide disk (me) > > > > non DMA ? > > Alan, > > I will bail you out of the question.... > > All modern drives are designed with DMA transfers. > Should DMA fault out for any reason......We revert to PIOing. > The fastest method is multi-read/write and blowing off the DRQ until we > complete the total transfer request. > > Since most, me included, are DMA centric, the classic transfer mode of > PIOing is sometimes overlooked and then cleaned up as an afterthought. > > This was the "afterthought". so this fix, will not fix the smp / ide problem with multiple udma/66 controllers etc. ?
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