Messages in this thread |  | | | Date | Tue, 3 Jun 2008 19:29:08 +0100 | | From | Matthew Garrett <> | | Subject | Re: [PATCH] libata: Handle bay devices in dock stations |
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On Tue, Jun 03, 2008 at 08:27:59PM +0200, Holger Macht wrote: > * Differentiate between bay devices in dock stations and others: > > - When an ACPI_NOTIFY_EJECT_REQUEST appears, just signal uevent to > userspace (that is when the optional eject button on a bay device is > pressed/pulled) giving the possibility to unmount file systems and to > clean up. Also, only send uevent in case we get an EJECT_REQUEST > without doing anything else. In other cases, you'll get an add/remove > event because libata attaches/detaches the device. > > - In case of a dock event, which in turn signals an > ACPI_NOTIFY_EJECT_REQUEST, immediately detach the device, because it > may already have been gone > > * In case of an ACPI_NOTIFY_DEVICE/BUS_CHECK, evaluate _STA to check if > the device has been plugged or unplugged. If plugged, hotplug it, if > unplugged, just signal event to userspace > (initial patch by Matthew Garrett <mjg59@srcf.ucam.org>) > > * Call ACPI _EJ0 for detached devices > > Signed-off-by: Holger Macht <hmacht@suse.de>
Acked-by: Matthew Garrett <mjg@redhat.com>
-- Matthew Garrett | mjg59@srcf.ucam.org
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