linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] libata: disable forced PORTS

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Date:	Thu, 14 Jan 2016 17:00:57 -0800
From:	Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>
To:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
Cc:	linux-ide@...r.kernel.org,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] libata: disable forced PORTS_IMPL for >= v3.0 controllers

On Thu, Jan 14, 2016 at 2:37 PM, Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org> wrote:
> Some early controllers incorrectly reported zero ports in PORTS_IMPL
> register and the ahci driver fabricates PORTS_IMPL from the number of
> ports in those cases.  This hasn't mattered but with the new nvme
> controllers there are cases where zero PORTS_IMPL is valid and should
> be honored.
>
> Disable the workaround for controllers >= v3.0.

I still see:

[  +0.001350] ahci 0000:00:17.0: version 3.0
[  +0.000034] ahci 0000:00:17.0: forcing PORTS_IMPL to 0xff

My "vers" is 0x10301.

--Andy