linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Re: Linux v2.6.22-rc3

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Message-ID: <46693E33.6080705@gmail.com>
Date:	Fri, 08 Jun 2007 20:32:03 +0900
From:	Tejun Heo <htejun@...il.com>
To:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
CC:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Gregor Jasny <gjasny@...glemail.com>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-ide@...r.kernel.org,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Re: Linux v2.6.22-rc3

Alan Cox wrote:
>> Upto 2.6.21, if the same condition triggers, it delays 30secs and just
>> continue, so I don't think it was a worthy protection against ghost
>> devices or TF malfunction.  The only protection it offers is preventing
>> libata from accessing slave's status register too early.  SRST sequence
>> looks like the following.
> 
> I've seen no bug where it looked like it saved something, and the only
> ghost device bugs I've seen it failed to detect anyway (hence the PCMCIA
> drivers own ghost detection logic)

If we still have several rc's left, how about just removing it and
watching the fireworks?  Jeff?

-- 
tejun
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