> First we disable DMA by default on IDE chipsets back in August, and now we
> think of disabling dsc_overlap.. which will just take away most of my work
> on optimizing the ide-tape driver for no good reason.
Gadi, you know that is not how I operate. You know my opinions on the
pevious event series. I don't like to strip things with a blanket
disable. I asked if this was a cause. Note that I have stated a
reference point to look for problems.
I have offend you unintentionally, please accept my apology.
> That's not the way to solve problems. We must first diagnose and fully
> understand the real cause of a problem. Only then we might try to fix it.
I agree whole-heartedly. Would you give me some page numbers of the docs
you have referred to in the past? That way I can work with you and not be
viewed in opposition.
> Gadi
Cheers,
Andre Hedrick
The (NEW) Linux IDE guy
The APC UPS Specialist for Linux
http://www.dyer.vanderbilt.edu/server/udma/
http://www.dyer.vanderbilt.edu/server/apcupsd/apcupsd-3.5.2.bin.tar.gz
You just need a bigger hammer, or learn how to swing the one you have better.
(C) me.....
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