linux-kernel - Re: [bug] ata subsystem related crash with latest -git

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Date:	Thu, 18 Oct 2007 13:57:02 +0200
From:	Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@...cle.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, fujita.tomonori@....ntt.co.jp,
	mingo@...e.hu, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, jgarzik@...ox.com,
	alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk, tomof@....org
Subject: Re: [bug] ata subsystem related crash with latest -git

On Thu, Oct 18 2007, David Miller wrote:
> From: Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@...cle.com>
> Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2007 10:21:45 +0200
> 
> > I like it. Basically the only real change is using bit 2 as a
> > termination point, so we avoid going beyond the end of the sgtable.
> > Here's a starting point, it actually booted for me in the first go
> > (boggle). Only x86 so far, archs will need to be converted. And lots
> > more drivers I'm sure, I only fixed up the ones that botched my compile.
> > 
> > So just consider this a directional patch.
> 
> Here are some sparc64 bits:

Thanks a lot, Dave! The patch is a monster right now, I'll work on
splitting it into a 3-step process. Any arch help is greatly
appreciated.

-- 
Jens Axboe

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