linux-kernel - Re: MMC layer regression with single-block controllers

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Message-ID: <20090325123613.06404b17@mjolnir.ossman.eu>
Date:	Wed, 25 Mar 2009 12:36:13 +0100
From:	Pierre Ossman <drzeus@...eus.cx>
To:	Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@...cle.com>
Cc:	Manuel Lauss <mano@...rinelk.homelinux.net>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: MMC layer regression with single-block controllers

On Wed, 25 Mar 2009 12:04:01 +0100
Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@...cle.com> wrote:

> 
> Well, as the warning tells you, it's not supported. But that doesn't
> mean you can't do single sector transfers and complete the IO when you
> have done all of them.
> 

That's an annoying limitation and sort of defeats the purpose of
specifying a maximum sector count. Why can't it go below 8?

Rgds
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