linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/4] hpt366: MWDMA filter for SATA cards

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:	Mon, 3 Sep 2007 20:50:32 +0200
From:	Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@...il.com>
To:	Sergei Shtylyov <sshtylyov@...mvista.com>
Cc:	linux-ide@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/4] hpt366: MWDMA filter for SATA cards

On Sunday 02 September 2007, Sergei Shtylyov wrote:
> Hello, I wrote:
> 
>     The patch was 4/4 of course. :-<
>      Probably I was too esctatic about the code. ;-)
> 
> > The Marvell bridge chips used on HighPoint SATA cards do not seem to support
> > the MWDMA modes (at least that caould be seen in their so-called drivers :-),
> > so the driver needs to account for this -- to achieve this:
> 
> > - add mdma_filter() method from the original patch by Bartlomiej Zolnierkewicz
> >   with his consent, also adding the method callout to ide_rate_filter();
> 
> > - installed the method for all chips to only return empty mask if a SATA drive
> >   is detected onHPT372{AN]/374 chips...
> 
> > Signed-off-by: Sergei Shtylyov <sshtylyov@...mvista.com>
> 
> > ---
> > This patch against the current Linus' tree and unfortunately I was able to only
> > compile test it since that tree gives MODPOST warning and dies early on bootup.
> > Will hopefully try to test if/when I have time... :-)
> 
> > Index: linux-2.6/drivers/ide/pci/hpt366.c
> > ===================================================================
> > --- linux-2.6.orig/drivers/ide/pci/hpt366.c
> > +++ linux-2.6/drivers/ide/pci/hpt366.c
> > @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
> >  /*
> > - * linux/drivers/ide/pci/hpt366.c		Version 1.12	Aug 25, 2007
> > + * linux/drivers/ide/pci/hpt366.c		Version 1.13	Aug 22, 2007
> 
>     Errr... and version shuold Aug 02 -- thought I've fixed that. :-/

and we have ATA_MWDMA2 define in _vanilla_ kernel now :)

Bart
-
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/