Re: [PATCH] barrier patch set

[Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz]

On Saturday 20 of March 2004 11:21, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> > I wish it was so simple.  Here is an example to make it clear:
> >
> > model: WDC WD800JB-00CRA1 firmware: 17.07W77
> > word 0x83 is 4b01, word 0x86 is 0x0801
> >
> > and drive of course supports CACHE FLUSH command.
>
> What ATA revision?

ATA-5

> Sending down opcodes because they will "probably" work isn't the best
> idea in the world...

It isn't but spec says that devices should abort unknown commands. 8)

Bartlomiej

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