linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] sata_mv: Manage SATA port multiplier while searching for active links

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:	Mon, 30 Mar 2015 13:35:15 -0400
From:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:	Gregory CLEMENT <gregory.clement@...e-electrons.com>
Cc:	linux-ide@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Jason Cooper <jason@...edaemon.net>,
	Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
	Sebastian Hesselbarth <sebastian.hesselbarth@...il.com>,
	Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@...e-electrons.com>,
	Ezequiel Garcia <ezequiel.garcia@...e-electrons.com>,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	Maxime Ripard <maxime.ripard@...e-electrons.com>,
	Boris BREZILLON <boris.brezillon@...e-electrons.com>,
	Lior Amsalem <alior@...vell.com>,
	Tawfik Bayouk <tawfik@...vell.com>,
	Nadav Haklai <nadavh@...vell.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] sata_mv: Manage SATA port multiplier while searching for
 active links

Hello,

On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 07:32:45PM +0200, Gregory CLEMENT wrote:
> From: Nadav Haklai <nadavh@...vell.com>
> 
> With this patch, when searching for active link, first search through
> the port multiplier links. And then fall to the default ap active_tag
> only if no there is no active link in the port multiplier.

What does this fix?  What was broken before?  What's the impact of the
patch?  A patch description which just restates the patch content
isn't all that useful.

Thanks.

-- 
tejun
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/