> > +static int ata_ignore_hpa = 0; > > Don't init to 0. Not needed, bloats binary files. It'll be one for the final release 8) > > +module_param_named(ignore_hpa, ata_ignore_hpa, int, 0644); > > +MODULE_PARM_DESC(ignore_hpa, "Ignore HPA (0=off 1=on)"); > > So 1 = on = ignore, right? Yes. > > + tf.command = ATA_CMD_READ_NATIVE_MAX_EXT; > > + tf.flags |= ATA_TFLAG_DEVICE | ATA_TFLAG_LBA48 | ATA_TFLAG_ISADDR; > > + tf.protocol |= ATA_PROT_NODATA; > > + tf.device = 0x40; > > What is 0x40? can it be #defined (or enum-ed) instead of a magic > value? please? (more of same below) It's 0x40. Its a "command dependant bit" - no useful name. > > + u64 sectors = dev->n_sectors; > > + u64 hpa_sectors; > > + > > + if (ata_id_has_lba48(dev->id)) > > + hpa_sectors = ata_read_native_max_address_ext(dev); > > + else > > + hpa_sectors = ata_read_native_max_address(dev); > > + > > + /* if no hpa, both should be equal */ > > + ata_dev_printk(dev, KERN_INFO, "%s 1: sectors = %lld, hpa_sectors = %lld\n", > > + __FUNCTION__, sectors, hpa_sectors); > > (long long) or (unsigned long long) on sectors and hpa_sectors... u64 is always unsigned long long (and its debug anyway) > > > + > > + if (hpa_sectors > sectors) { > > + ata_dev_printk(dev, KERN_INFO, > > + "Host Protected Area detected:\n" > > + "\tcurrent size: %lld sectors\n" > > + "\tnative size: %lld sectors\n", > > + sectors, hpa_sectors); > > printk format types ok? Yes > > + if (hpa_sectors) { > > + ata_dev_printk(dev, KERN_INFO, > > + "native size increased to %lld sectors\n", hpa_sectors); > > Line lengths < 80 and printk format types? See above, and the 80 column fascists can suffer in the name of readability. Alan - To unsubscribe from this list: 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