linux-kernel - Re: [git patches] libata updates for 3.3

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Message-ID: <CA+55aFxNcAtCmzEejS=3+_L_rp-MOBS0yLS061YgiCsFw_Mt5Q@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:47:12 -0800
From:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Cc:	Lin Ming <ming.m.lin@...el.com>, Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-ide@...r.kernel.org, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [git patches] libata updates for 3.3

On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 11:42 AM, Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk> wrote:
>
> There are two sets of problems with that
>
> The first is that quite a few machines crap themselves if you do this
> because nobody has ever tested things like the IRQ routing or the
> firmware on suspend/resume when they find the hardwared controller has
> gone for a walk.

I think this could trivially be solved at least on these kinds of
Apple machines by just making it a config option, and just not doing
it if it doesn't work. Some kernel command line to say "ahci=force" or
whatever.

That doesn't solve the "user never even realized" problem, but at
least it gives the user the possibility of solving the "crap firmware
doesn't even allow this".

> Putting it back on suspend might help in some cases but then you get to
> pick your way through the documentation minefield, deal with device
> changes while in non AHCI mode, figure out how to set up registers the
> BIOS didn't etc.

Yeah, no, that would just be horrible. I doubt it happens in practice,
though.  I bet the normal PCI/AHCI resume will just do the right
thing. But I haven't tried..

                        Linus
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