Re: [PATCH] 2.2: Magic patch for older Symbios SCSI

From: Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Date: Wed Aug 30 2000 - 01:50:28 EST

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> Nobody knows why this patch works. (Really!) But it does. (Really!)
> It makes the sym53c8xx driver work even with some very old 53c810 chips.
> Without this patch, the driver hangs on them. This is reproducible....

You arent supposed to use sym53c8xx with old chips but ncr53c8xx

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