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Message-ID: <45DB2855.9010705@garzik.org> Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 11:56:53 -0500 From: Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org> To: Alan <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk> CC: bzolnier@...il.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] siimage: DRAC4 note Alan wrote: > The Dell DRAC4 has some interesting features including effectively hot > unplugging/replugging the virtual CD interface when the DRAC is reset. > This often causes drivers/ide/siimage to panic but is ok with the rather > smarter code in libata. > > Just note this fact in the driver docs. > > Signed-off-by: Alan Cox <alan@...hat.com> > > diff -u --new-file --recursive --exclude-from /usr/src/exclude linux.vanilla-2.6.20-mm2/drivers/ide/pci/siimage.c linux-2.6.20-mm2/drivers/ide/pci/siimage.c > --- linux.vanilla-2.6.20-mm2/drivers/ide/pci/siimage.c 2007-02-20 13:38:01.000000000 +0000 > +++ linux-2.6.20-mm2/drivers/ide/pci/siimage.c 2007-02-20 13:59:44.000000000 +0000 > @@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ > * If you have strange problems with nVidia chipset systems please > * see the SI support documentation and update your system BIOS > * if neccessary > + * > + * If you are using a Dell DRAC4 you should use the libata driver > + * if possible. IMO it would probably easier on all involved if the comment noted what you state in the patch description. Jeff - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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