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

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Message-ID: <20100127000310.GA30178@suse.de>
Date:	Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:03:10 -0800
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
To:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
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 Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 08:56:45AM +0900, Tejun Heo wrote:
> 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.

Ok, thanks for letting me know, I'll go drop it.  I found it when I was
looking for other changes in this area.

thanks,

greg k-h
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