linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] Make the IDE DMA timeout modifiable

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Message-Id: <3063A690-4E3D-4A6E-A7DC-3E624121FBB8@freebsd.org>
Date:	Tue, 20 Feb 2007 18:13:53 -0800
From:	Suleiman Souhlal <ssouhlal@...ebsd.org>
To:	Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-ide@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] Make the IDE DMA timeout modifiable


On Feb 20, 2007, at 5:44 PM, Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz wrote:

>
> On Wednesday 21 February 2007 02:19, Suleiman Souhlal wrote:
>> It can be changed via /proc/ide/hd?/settings.
>
> Why do we need to change IDE DMA timeout dynamically?

I've used it to test error recovery (for example).

> BTW /proc/ide/hd?/settings is obsoleted

What's the preferred way of changing such settings, these days?

-- Suleiman


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