Messages in this thread | | | From | Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 1/3] ide: add "ignore_hpa" module parameter | Date | Tue, 26 May 2009 19:15:46 +0200 |
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On Tuesday 26 May 2009 14:53:43 Alan Cox wrote: > > Please note that no fancy sysfs support was needed to prevent the problem: > > both stacks (ide & libata) support HDIO_DRIVE_TASK ioctl which can be used > > to execute commands needed to retrieve/change HPA setting. > > Wrong. You need sysfs support because you may not be able to retrieve the > HPA settings after the drive has removed them. You also need a trigger of
All information was there (kernel logs).
Moreover the default in libata is to not remove HPA settings.
I don't recommend parsing kernels logs in search of such information but you're are stretching the reality too far to match with your arguments.
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