linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] libata: Ignore spurious PHY events on LPM policy change

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Date:	Sat, 25 Apr 2015 19:57:18 +0200
From:	Gabriele Mazzotta <gabriele.mzt@...il.com>
To:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
Cc:	stripathi@....com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-ide@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] libata: Ignore spurious PHY events on LPM policy change

On Saturday 25 April 2015 11:37:51 Tejun Heo wrote:
> I thought more about it and it's weird to have ATA_LFLAG_CHANGED and
> last_lpm_change timestamp in libata core side and then open-code the
> actual logic in ahci.  How about implementing a generic helper, say,
> bool sata_lpm_ignore_phy_events(link) in libata core and use it in
> specific drivers?  It can test both the current lpm_policy and the
> timeout (preferably a separate patch to introduce the function and
> factor out lpm policy testing).

I agree. I'm now going to send the revised patches, thanks for all
the suggestions.

Gabriele

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