linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2.6.28-rc2] sata

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Date:	Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:06:35 +0900
From:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:	Mikael Pettersson <mikpe@...uu.se>
CC:	jgarzik@...ox.com, linux-ide@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2.6.28-rc2] sata_promise: proper hardreset

Hello, Mikael.

Mikael Pettersson wrote:
> +static int pdc_pata_hardreset(struct ata_link *link, unsigned int *class,
> +			      unsigned long deadline)
> +{
> +	pdc_reset_port(link->ap);
> +	return 0;
> +}

You either need to return -EAGAIN here to ask for follow-up SRST or
override softreset.  I think pdc_reset_port() doesn't actually reset the
ATA channel, right?  In that case, the latter would be the correct thing
to do.

Thanks.

-- 
tejun
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