Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 30 Nov 1998 18:00:58 +0100 | From | Jens Axboe <> | Subject | Re: More data on ide-cd "playing music" death |
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Romano Giannetti wrote: > So, I think that this shuold be hw related, but I think too that > having to reboot the machine is a bit strong. I will like an abrupt > solution too (reset the drive and SIGSEGV all programs waiting for it), > everything is better than having an almost-dead machine. I mean, > something on the line of: > > static int being_confused=0; > ... > } else { > printk ("%s: cdrom_pc_intr: The drive " > "appears confused (ireason = 0x%2x)\n", > drive->name, ireason); > being_confused++; > if (being_confused>10) { > /* Use _really_ drastic measures to reset drive*/ > being_confused=0; > } > pc->stat = 1; > } > > Well, not so much help, but I am ready to try patches at your will. > Bye, > Romano
I'm working on a patch for that - could you try this one out? It's very messy, but see if it does anything for you.
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