Re: [RFC PATCH] sata_via: Enable hotplug on VT6420

From: Tejun Heo
Date: Mon Apr 10 2017 - 20:14:41 EST


Hello,

On Fri, Mar 31, 2017 at 09:15:34PM +0200, Ondrej Zary wrote:
> VT6420 seems to have the same hotplug capability as VT6421.
>
> However, enabling hotplug needs to expose SCR registers which can cause
> problems. It works for me but might break elsewhere.

Heh, I'm a bit too nervous to apply this patch after all these years.
If somebody really needs it, we can make it conditional on a boot
parameter or sth but I'm not sure about enabling it by default given
the rocky history and age of the device.

Thanks.

--
tejun