> Just a data point, even ICHs lock up after PHY event if the wrong TF > register is accessed. I just don't think tempting with TF regs after > timeout is worth the cost. For SATA maybe, for PATA I don't have any controllers with your bug so its wrong for libata to cripple the PATA support or working controllers. 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