Re: [PATCH 2/4] hpt366: MWDMA filter for SATA cards

[Sergei Shtylyov]

Hello, I wrote:
Sergei Shtylyov wrote:

>    The patch was 4/4 of course. :-<
>     Probably I was too esctatic about the code. ;-)

   Or rarher me. :-)

> > The Marvell bridge chips used on HighPoint SATA cards do not seem to 
> > support
> > the MWDMA modes (at least that caould be seen in their so-called 
> > drivers :-),
> > so the driver needs to account for this -- to achieve this:

> > - add mdma_filter() method from the original patch by Bartlomiej 
> > Zolnierkewicz
> >   with his consent, also adding the method callout to ide_rate_filter();

> > - installed the method for all chips to only return empty mask if a 
> > SATA drive
> >   is detected onHPT372{AN]/374 chips...

> > Signed-off-by: Sergei Shtylyov <sshtylyov@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

> > ---
> > This patch against the current Linus' tree and unfortunately I was 
> > able to only
> > compile test it since that tree gives MODPOST warning and dies early 
> > on bootup.
> > Will hopefully try to test if/when I have time... :-)

   And it was still the same -- I'd bisected if I had time...

> > Index: linux-2.6/drivers/ide/pci/hpt366.c
> > ===================================================================
> > --- linux-2.6.orig/drivers/ide/pci/hpt366.c
> > +++ linux-2.6/drivers/ide/pci/hpt366.c
> > @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
> >  /*
> > - * linux/drivers/ide/pci/hpt366.c        Version 1.12    Aug 25, 2007
> > + * linux/drivers/ide/pci/hpt366.c        Version 1.13    Aug 22, 2007

>    Errr... and version shuold Aug 02 -- thought I've fixed that. :-/

   Hehe, thanks.  Those versions turned to be quite PITA a to keep.

MBR, Sergei
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