linux-kernel - Re: [72/98] ata_piix: enable 32bit PIO on SATA piix

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Date:	Wed, 27 Jan 2010 08:56:45 +0900
From:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...nel.org,
	stable-review@...nel.org, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk,
	Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [72/98] ata_piix: enable 32bit PIO on SATA piix

On 01/27/2010 08:34 AM, Greg KH wrote:
> 2.6.32-stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let us know.
> 
> ------------------
> 
> From: Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
> 
> commit 0b67c7439fe2a5d76602de36854c88e2beab00b0 upstream.
> 
> Commit 871af1210f13966ab911ed2166e4ab2ce775b99d enabled 32bit PIO for
> PATA piix but didn't for SATA.  There's no reason not to use 32bit PIO
> on SATA piix.  Enable it.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
> Cc: Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
> Signed-off-by: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@...hat.com>
> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>

Umm... I don't really think this would be necessary for -stable.  It
probably won't break anything but at the same time this doesn't really
fix any critical problem.

Thanks.

-- 
tejun
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