Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 20 Feb 2007 11:56:53 -0500 | From | Jeff Garzik <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] siimage: DRAC4 note |
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Alan wrote: > The Dell DRAC4 has some interesting features including effectively hot > unplugging/replugging the virtual CD interface when the DRAC is reset. > This often causes drivers/ide/siimage to panic but is ok with the rather > smarter code in libata. > > Just note this fact in the driver docs. > > Signed-off-by: Alan Cox <alan@redhat.com> > > diff -u --new-file --recursive --exclude-from /usr/src/exclude linux.vanilla-2.6.20-mm2/drivers/ide/pci/siimage.c linux-2.6.20-mm2/drivers/ide/pci/siimage.c > --- linux.vanilla-2.6.20-mm2/drivers/ide/pci/siimage.c 2007-02-20 13:38:01.000000000 +0000 > +++ linux-2.6.20-mm2/drivers/ide/pci/siimage.c 2007-02-20 13:59:44.000000000 +0000 > @@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ > * If you have strange problems with nVidia chipset systems please > * see the SI support documentation and update your system BIOS > * if neccessary > + * > + * If you are using a Dell DRAC4 you should use the libata driver > + * if possible.
IMO it would probably easier on all involved if the comment noted what you state in the patch description.
Jeff
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