linux-kernel - [PATCH] libata-sff: Don't try and activate channels which are not in use

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Date:	Mon, 8 Jan 2007 12:10:05 +0000
From:	Alan <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	akpm@...l.org, jgarzik@...ox.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] libata-sff: Don't try and activate channels which are not
 in use

An ATA controller in native mode may have one or more channels disabled
and not assigned resources. In that case the existing code crashes trying
to access I/O ports 0-7.

Add the neccessary check.

Signed-off-by: Alan Cox <alan@...hat.com>

diff -u --new-file --recursive --exclude-from /usr/src/exclude linux.vanilla-2.6.20-rc3-mm1/drivers/ata/libata-sff.c linux-2.6.20-rc3-mm1/drivers/ata/libata-sff.c
--- linux.vanilla-2.6.20-rc3-mm1/drivers/ata/libata-sff.c	2007-01-05 13:09:36.000000000 +0000
+++ linux-2.6.20-rc3-mm1/drivers/ata/libata-sff.c	2007-01-05 14:08:32.000000000 +0000
@@ -831,6 +831,21 @@
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PCI
+
+static int ata_resources_present(struct pci_dev *pdev, int port)
+{
+	int i;
+	
+	/* Check the PCI resources for this channel are enabled */
+	port = port * 2;
+	for (i = 0; i < 2; i ++) {
+		if (pci_resource_start(pdev, port + i) == 0 ||
+			pci_resource_len(pdev, port + i) == 0)
+		return 0;
+	}
+	return 1;
+}
+		
 /**
  *	ata_pci_init_native_mode - Initialize native-mode driver
  *	@pdev:  pci device to be initialized
@@ -862,6 +877,13 @@
 
 	probe_ent->irq = pdev->irq;
 	probe_ent->irq_flags = IRQF_SHARED;
+	
+	/* Discard disabled ports. Some controllers show their
+	   unused channels this way */
+	if (ata_resources_present(pdev, 0) == 0)
+		ports &= ~ATA_PORT_PRIMARY;
+	if (ata_resources_present(pdev, 1) == 0)
+		ports &= ~ATA_PORT_SECONDARY;
 
 	if (ports & ATA_PORT_PRIMARY) {
 		probe_ent->port[p].cmd_addr = pci_resource_start(pdev, 0);
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