linux-kernel - Re: RESEND: [PATCH] libata-sff: Fix oops reported in kerneloops.org for pnp devices with no ctl

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Message-ID: <20080529192916.0c1cdb02@core>
Date:	Thu, 29 May 2008 19:29:16 +0100
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-ide@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: RESEND: [PATCH] libata-sff: Fix oops reported in kerneloops.org
 for pnp devices with no ctl

> So it's "ata_sdd_sync()" that I think is bogus. Based on its name alone, 
> it shouldn't have a delay in it (except, as mentioned, possibly for the 
> fallback case where no port can be used for reading).

It should indeed not have the delay in it.

Alan
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