Re: pata_it821x completely broken

From: Alan Cox
Date: Sun Jul 13 2008 - 07:55:11 EST


> The patch below fixes the IDENTIFY problem for me and makes the RAID array accessible.
> Is it OK or is there a better way to do it?

Probably better to fix it in driver. Right now we don't have a way to
override the identify reading or post process it cleanly at it821x hacks
around that but if that was fixed then the special cases can all hide in
the driver where they belong.

> + /* Has LBA48 but advertises neither LBA nor LBA48 */
> + { "Integrated Technology Express Inc", NULL, ATA_HORKAGE_LBA48_FORCE, },

That depends on the firmware revision it seems. Mine are fine

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