One person isnt statistically valid for fixing 'the bug' v 'his bug'
> And yes, he couldn't reproduce it at will without SMP. Which may mean that
> there is a SMP problem, but is equally likely to mean that with SMP
> enabled the machine had enough memory load that the DMA problems started
> occurring because the timings were so tight.
Which is a hardware bug. Ok so we do need to consider it. Was it a WD drive
by any chance ?
> In short, you should not force users to have cutting-edge hardware. You
> should not live at the edge of the spec software-wise, because you know
> there is hardware out there that is sub-spec. A good driver takes sub-spec
> hardware into account, whereas a bad drivers says "your hardware is
> sub-spec, so screw you".
What Im questioning is whether you are fixing a single persons dodgy machine,
a real problem in the IDE layer, or a real hardware problem.
When I've got a pile more bug reports I'll try and answer that. Until then
its speculation on all sides.
Alan
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