linux-kernel - Re: ATA device reset, shoud I be concerned?

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Message-ID: <20080121164414.6cd7d8fc@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Date:	Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:44:14 +0000
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Tejun Heo <htejun@...il.com>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Georgi Chulkov <g.chulkov@...obs-university.de>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-ide@...r.kernel.org,
	Mark Lord <liml@....ca>
Subject: Re: ATA device reset, shoud I be concerned?

> Just a data point, even ICHs lock up after PHY event if the wrong TF
> register is accessed.  I just don't think tempting with TF regs after
> timeout is worth the cost.

For SATA maybe, for PATA I don't have any controllers with your bug so
its wrong for libata to cripple the PATA support or working controllers.

Alan
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