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SubjectRe: [PATCH] libata: Handle bay devices in dock stations
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: Tejun Heo <htejun@gmail.com>

--
tejun


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