linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 05/20] pata_efar: always program master_data before slave

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Date:	Sat, 19 Feb 2011 10:25:53 +0100
From:	Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@...il.com>
To:	Sergei Shtylyov <sshtylyov@...sta.com>
Cc:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>, linux-ide@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@...ox.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 05/20] pata_efar: always program master_data before slave_data

Hi,

On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 2:38 PM, Sergei Shtylyov <sshtylyov@...sta.com> wrote:
> Hello.
>
> On 08-02-2011 16:25, Alan Cox wrote:
>
>>>>> We may need to set SITRE before programming slave_data.
>
>>>> Do you have a documentation cite for this or is it random fiddling with
>>>> a
>>>> driver you can't test ?
>
>>> It is good to enable SITRE register before programming it and all
>>> Intel controllers
>
>> That sounds like someone quoting religion. Documentation cite please.
>
>   SLC90E66 datasheet only says that SIDETIM register has no effect without
> SITRE bit set.

Alan, is this explanation sufficient to ACK this patch?  (Thanks
Sergei for digging it out.)

Jeff, would it be possible to queue patches #01-15 for 2.6.39 if there
are no further concerns with them (thus leaving the merging of
PIIX-like drivers for later)?  They got additional testing on ICH4 and
they look mostly safe & straight-forward compared to #16-21.

Thanks,
Bartlomiej
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