linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Add quirk to set AHCI mode on ICH boards

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Message-ID: <473B4271.3000201@rtr.ca>
Date:	Wed, 14 Nov 2007 13:46:09 -0500
From:	Mark Lord <liml@....ca>
To:	Allen Martin <AMartin@...dia.com>
Cc:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>, Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>,
	Riki Oktarianto <rkoktarianto@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>,
	linux-ide@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add quirk to set AHCI mode on ICH boards

Allen Martin wrote:
..
> Errata for which there is an SBIOS workaround are generally only
> released to BIOS vendors and under NDA.  If Linux users were impacted by
> such a bug we would most likely release a patch, but a much more likely
..

All of that silly secrecy harms your company and your customers.
You really should find a way to make the full information available
to all O/S providers.  In the case of Linux, this costs nothing
but a willingness on your part.

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