linux-kernel - Re: [git patches] libata fixes

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Date:	Sun, 02 Nov 2008 08:21:24 -0500
From:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
To:	Greg Freemyer <greg.freemyer@...il.com>
CC:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-ide@...r.kernel.org, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [git patches] libata fixes

Greg Freemyer wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 1:49 AM, Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org> wrote:
>> Notes:
>>
>> 1) 1.5TB drive fix from Roland
>>
>> 2) Tejun's sata_via brings a non-working via configuration thanks to a
>>   new facility also being used in recent (ICH9/10) ata_piix.
>>
>>   Change is longer than one might like, but it accurately describes the
>>   hardware now, the previous stuff wasn't working, and the newly added
>>   support code shouldn't touch non-broken VIA controllers.
>>
>>
>>
>> Please pull from 'upstream-linus' branch of
>> master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jgarzik/libata-dev.git upstream-linus
>>
>> to receive the following updates:
>>
>>  drivers/ata/ata_piix.c    |    1 -
>>  drivers/ata/libata-core.c |   11 +++-
>>  drivers/ata/sata_via.c    |  155 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
>>  include/linux/libata.h    |    1 +
>>  4 files changed, 152 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
>>
>> Jens Axboe (1):
>>      libata: add whitelist for devices with known good pata-sata bridges
>>
>> Randy Dunlap (1):
>>      ATA: remove excess kernel-doc notation
>>
>> Roland Dreier (1):
>>      libata: Avoid overflow in ata_tf_to_lba48() when tf->hba_lbal > 127
>>
>> Tejun Heo (1):
>>      sata_via: fix support for 5287
> <snip>
> 
>> diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
>> index 2ff633c..82af701 100644
>> --- a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
>> +++ b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
>> @@ -1268,7 +1268,7 @@ u64 ata_tf_to_lba48(const struct ata_taskfile *tf)
>>
>>        sectors |= ((u64)(tf->hob_lbah & 0xff)) << 40;
>>        sectors |= ((u64)(tf->hob_lbam & 0xff)) << 32;
>> -       sectors |= (tf->hob_lbal & 0xff) << 24;
>> +       sectors |= ((u64)(tf->hob_lbal & 0xff)) << 24;
>>        sectors |= (tf->lbah & 0xff) << 16;
>>        sectors |= (tf->lbam & 0xff) << 8;
>>        sectors |= (tf->lbal & 0xff);
> <snip>
> 
> That looks really serious.
> 
> What happens with all previous / stable kernels when connecting up a
> 1.5TB drive and the user tries to use the last portion of the drive?

tf-to-lba48 is a far less common operation, generally used for error 
reporting (and in Host-Protected Area code as well, it appears).

	Jeff




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