Jeff Garzik wrote (ao): > Linus Torvalds wrote: > >Maybe back-porting any critical sata_mv fixes to 2.6.16.x is appropriate, > >considering that I don't think RH or SuSE will necessarily want to pull > >the whole thing. I'll try the 2.6.16-git3 snapshot. > Agreed -- in theory -- but I'll let Mark Lord or somebody else do that, > if they are motivated. sata_mv is labelled "HIGHLY EXPERIMENTAL" for a > reason :) Its a known bug report generator, with bugs far outpacing > fixes at present. > > Key patches to backport or test, in priority order, would be: > > [libata sata_mv] do not enable PCI MSI by default Is this in -rc6-mm2 already? Because just for fun I enabled CONFIG_PCI_MSI=y in my -rc6-mm2 .config and it still is rock stable. > After that, you're at the mercy of not-yet-worked-around hardware bugs, > and (as Mark Lord appears to be finding) some driver bugs as well. > > sata_mv development slowed to a trickle for a long time, after the > original developer disappeared, and I didn't have time to dig deep into > the hardware details. Mark Lord recently started picking up the pieces, > so things are looking much better already. I have another patch from > Mark to forward to you and 2.6.16.x (stable@), coming to you today. Things indeed look much, much better. I'll try and find some more serious fs tests and hit -rc6-mm2. Thank you all for your work on this driver! I'll order two more of these fine controllers. Sander -- Humilis IT Services and Solutions http://www.humilis.net - : send the line "unsubscribe linux-ide" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
