Re: 2.1.111: IDE DMA disabled?

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Does this mean your system has an "IDE DMA corruption problem"?

If so, then *please* tell me all of the gory details.

Otherwise...

Thanks.

-- 
mlord@pobox.com
The (ex-)Linux IDE guy

Doug Ledford wrote:
> 
> Mark Lord wrote:
> 
> > That's from the IDE (ATA) specs.  18" max.
> >
> > The timings with DMA are *identical* to the timings with PIO,
> > so if it fails with DMA, it will fail with PIO as well.
> >
> > Removing DMA from the kernel solves nothing there.
> 
> As per Linus' comment in another email, it does make a difference, it not in
> the cable timings, then in other timings relating to the transfer.  Probably
> not the least of which is memory congestion.  In any case, it does make a
> difference.
> 
> --
> 
>  Doug Ledford  <dledford@dialnet.net>
>   Opinions expressed are my own, but
>      they should be everybody's.

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