Re: (fwd) Updated PATA libata patch set

[Meelis Roos]

> - Big update to the ata_piix driver. Add MWDMA support, fix numerous
> bugs in the original code and ide/pci/piix.c. Should be as functional as
> the ide/pci code if not better but no doubt has a few new bugs to
> replace the old ones.
>
> - Drivers for original piix and mpiix (broken and unsupported by the
> ide/pci piix driver)

Is there any hope that piix4 mwdma now works again? I'm refering to this 
bug that appeared in 2.4.19:

http://www.uwsg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0210.3/1332.html
http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0208.3/1128.html

If there is any hope, I will get a equivalnet computer to test (this 
spaecific computer is still in production use).

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Meelis Roos (mroos@xxxxxxxx)
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