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    SubjectRe: Linux 2.5.3-pre1-aia1
    On Mon, Jan 21 2002, Vojtech Pavlik wrote:
    > > If the device is programmed for to do 16 sectors in multimode, it and you
    > > issue a read/write multiple pio and short change the device it is not
    > > going to like it. However if it is programmed for multimode and you issue
    > > single sector pio transfers command opcodes it is fine.
    > >
    > > Do we differ?
    >
    > I think so. Check my mail from 11:14:56 GMT today. I fully understand
    > that if I supply less data to the device than it expects or get less
    > from it than it has, it'll be a problem. But I think the specification
    > doesn't prohibit reading amounts not divisible by multimode setting via
    > the multimode command. I've read it quite carefully again.

    Like I said, if this was indeed a problem it would be _trivial_ to break
    2.2/2.4 IDE with enabled multi mode... Basically it would be hard to get
    _anything_ done.

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    Jens Axboe

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