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SubjectRe: [PATCH 05/21] Added no_overlay option and quirks to saa7134
On Fri, Mar 17, 2006 at 05:54:34PM -0300, mchehab@infradead.org wrote:
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> From: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@infradead.org>
> Date: 1142020010 \-0300
>
> Some chipsets have several problems when pci to pci transfers are activated
> on overlay mode. the option no_overlay allows disabling such feature of
> the driver, in favor of keeping the system stable.
> The default is to use pcipci_fail flag defined on drivers/pci/quirks.c.
> It also allows the user to override it by forcing disable overlay or forcing
> enable. Forcing enable may generate PCI transfer corruption, including disk
> mass corruption, so should be used with care.
> Added a text description to this option and make messages looks the same at
> both bttv and saa7134 drivers.
>...

As far as I can see, the the no_overlay option in the saa7134 driver
doesn't change anything (except for a printk).

cu
Adrian

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