Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 08 Sep 2007 16:01:05 +0400 | From | Sergei Shtylyov <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 2/4] hpt366: MWDMA filter for SATA cards |
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Hello, I wrote: Sergei Shtylyov wrote:
> The patch was 4/4 of course. :-< > Probably I was too esctatic about the code. ;-)
Or rarher me. :-)
>> The Marvell bridge chips used on HighPoint SATA cards do not seem to >> support >> the MWDMA modes (at least that caould be seen in their so-called >> drivers :-), >> so the driver needs to account for this -- to achieve this:
>> - add mdma_filter() method from the original patch by Bartlomiej >> Zolnierkewicz >> with his consent, also adding the method callout to ide_rate_filter();
>> - installed the method for all chips to only return empty mask if a >> SATA drive >> is detected onHPT372{AN]/374 chips...
>> Signed-off-by: Sergei Shtylyov <sshtylyov@ru.mvista.com>
>> --- >> This patch against the current Linus' tree and unfortunately I was >> able to only >> compile test it since that tree gives MODPOST warning and dies early >> on bootup. >> Will hopefully try to test if/when I have time... :-)
And it was still the same -- I'd bisected if I had time...
>> Index: linux-2.6/drivers/ide/pci/hpt366.c >> =================================================================== >> --- linux-2.6.orig/drivers/ide/pci/hpt366.c >> +++ linux-2.6/drivers/ide/pci/hpt366.c >> @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ >> /* >> - * linux/drivers/ide/pci/hpt366.c Version 1.12 Aug 25, 2007 >> + * linux/drivers/ide/pci/hpt366.c Version 1.13 Aug 22, 2007
> Errr... and version shuold Aug 02 -- thought I've fixed that. :-/
Hehe, thanks. Those versions turned to be quite PITA a to keep.
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