Re: sata_sil24: external raid storage mistaken as port multiplier

[Tejun Heo]

Hello,

On 11/26/2010 09:13 PM, Mark Lord wrote:
>> That said, yeah, it probably would be a good idea to add a
>> libata.force param.
> 
> How about some form of auto-detection instead?

That's a device which reports that it's a PMP but fails to behave
itself as one.  The sucky thing is that depending on the current mode
and firmware revision, the same hardware can actually bahave as a
pretty decent PMP.  I frankly have no idea how to work it around.

-- 
tejun
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