Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 23 Nov 2007 10:22:21 -0500 | From | Mark Lord <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] sata_nv: fix ADMA ATAPI issues with memory over 4GB (v3) |
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Robert Hancock wrote: > This fixes some problems with ATAPI devices on nForce4 controllers in ADMA mode > on systems with memory located above 4GB. We need to delay setting the 64-bit > DMA mask until the PRD table and padding buffer are allocated so that they don't > get allocated above 4GB and break legacy mode (which is needed for ATAPI > devices). ...
Mmm.. I wonder how many other libata drivers have this exact same bug, whether noticed yet or not ?
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