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Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 14:54:42 +0900 From: Tejun Heo <htejun@...il.com> To: Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org> CC: IDE/ATA development list <linux-ide@...r.kernel.org>, Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>, Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, Alan <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>, Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>, Kristen Carlson Accardi <kristen.c.accardi@...el.com> Subject: Re: ATA ACPI (was Re: Linux 2.6.21-rc5) Jeff Garzik wrote: > Linus Torvalds wrote: >> There's various fixes here, ranging from some architecture updates >> (ia64, ARM, MIPS, SH, Sparc64) to KVM, networking and network drivers. >> >> And random one-liners. >> >> But probably more important, and likely much more visible to most >> people is the fixes for the fallout from the hrtimers and no-HZ >> changes, and some of the ACPI regressions. >> >> Those timer changes ended up much more painful than anybody wished >> for, but big thanks to Thomas Gleixner for being on it like a weasel >> on a dead rat, and the regression list has kept shrinking. >> >> So if you have reported a regression in the 2.6.21-rc series, please >> check 2.6.21-rc5, and update your report as appropriate (whether fixed >> or "still problems with xyzzy"). >> >> Linus > > > [just got back from vacation, or would have sent this earlier] > > FWIW, I'm still leaning towards disabling libata ACPI support by default > for 2.6.21. > > Upstream has Alan's fix for the worst PATA problems, but for different > reasons, I think PATA ACPI and SATA ACPI support in libata does not feel > quite ready for prime time in 2.6.21. > > Scream now, or hold your peace until 2.6.22... :) I second disabling ACPI for 2.6.21. -- tejun - 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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