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

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Date:	Fri, 8 Jun 2007 16:36:15 +0100
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
Cc:	Tejun Heo <htejun@...il.com>,
	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

On Fri, 8 Jun 2007 10:28:22 -0400
Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org> wrote:

> On Fri, Jun 08, 2007 at 12:40:58PM +0100, Alan Cox wrote:
> > Seems best to me - we know the current code breaks a load of systems and
> > the change should not break anything but fix them all. If we ship without
> > it being changed then a load of people are stuck with broken ATA.
> 
> So you have verified that Tejun's experimental change "fixes them all"?
> 
> Proof?  Bugzilla URLs pointing to users that have ack'd this fix?

It unbreaks the IT821x, see the proposed patches I sent before for
discussion. Those are tested and do work. I've got a test case here and
its the case that the IT821x card doesn't get the magic trickery you rely
on right.

Alan


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