Re: [PATCH 2/2] cciss: remove calls to pci_disable_device

[Jens Axboe]

On Tue, Dec 12 2006, Mike Miller (OS Dev) wrote:
> PATCH 2/2
> 
> This patch removes calls to pci_disable_device except in
> fail_all_cmds. The pci_disable_device function does something nasty to
> Smart Array controllers that pci_enable_device does not undo. So if
> the driver is unloaded it cannot be reloaded.  Also, customers can
> disable any pci device via the ROM Based Setup Utility (RBSU). If the
> customer has disabled the controller we should not try to blindly
> enable the card from the driver.  Please consider this for inclusion.

Applied 1+2 for inclusion.

-- 
Jens Axboe

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