Hello.
Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz wrote:
Index: b/drivers/ide/ide-iops.c
===================================================================
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-iops.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-iops.c
@@ -688,8 +688,7 @@ int ide_driveid_update(ide_drive_t *driv
*/
SELECT_MASK(drive, 1);
- if (IDE_CONTROL_REG)
- hwif->OUTB(drive->ctl,IDE_CONTROL_REG);
+ ide_set_irq(drive, 1);
If we're going to execute the command using polling, isn't it logical to
*disable* drive's interrupt instead of enabling it which this code is
currently doing? This looks like it might work only for the drivers having
the maskproc() method (of which hpt366.c is the only one that I've ever dealt
with).
Yes, this needs fixing.
But should we honor drive->quirk_list here? What its different values
mean? I'm seeing either 1 or 2 is used to decide whether to set nIEN or not...
I did some research on ->quirk_list in the past but I couldn't exactly
figure it out. I also wasn't able to trace this code to its author
(not that I tried very hard)...
Anyway my current findings/theories are the following:
- the diff between hpt366 and pdc202xx_{new,old} quirky devices:
--- hpt366.c 2008-04-12 22:03:54.000000000 +0200
+++ pdc202xx_new.c 2008-04-12 22:04:03.000000000 +0200
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
-static const char *quirk_drives[] = {
+static const char *pdc_quirk_drives[] = {
"QUANTUM FIREBALLlct08 08",
"QUANTUM FIREBALLP KA6.4",
+ "QUANTUM FIREBALLP KA9.1",
"QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM20.4",
+ "QUANTUM FIREBALLP KX13.6",
+ "QUANTUM FIREBALLP KX20.5",
+ "QUANTUM FIREBALLP KX27.3",
"QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM20.5",
NULL
};
indicates that pdc202xx_{new,old} lists lack few devices that were added
only to hpt366 and need fixing
You surely meant to say the hpt366's list lacks few devices. ;-)
- the problem most likely is not limited to hpt366/pdc202xx_{new,old}
so we should move its handling to core IDE code
Agreed.
- we should make sure that all SELECT_MASK() users also call ide_set_irq()
(then sgiioc4's ->maskproc can be removed since it is a copy of ->set_irq)
I've kind of made sure about that already, hence I've already created
a patch doing that...
- we may want to make SELECT_MASK() call enable/disable_irq() for
->quirk_list device if there is no >maskproc method
Agreed.
- we need to be a bit careful with hpt366's ->maskproc because it checks
for ->quirk_list internally
... and falls back to manipuating nIEN if not -- which is not its
business.
(so either we need to mask/unmask for all devices on hpt366
I looked at that masking code and didn't like it at all -- since the
interrupts are disabled for *both* channels as there's only *one* bit
controlling that. :-/
So, masking interrupt for all drives is not really desirable...
or limit masking/unmasking to ->quirk_list on icside)
But you just said that in the icside driver this code controls some
kind of IRQ routinng...
- we should merge SELECT_MASK() with ide_set_irq() and consider skipping
ide_set_irq() for ->quirk_list devices
... you mean where it's not already done?
There is an added bonus in fixing the above issues as it would result in
(finally) having sane API for IRQ (un)masking, namely:
* ->set_irq in struct ide_tp_ops for device's side
* ->maskproc in struct ide_port_ops for controller's side
As usual, I'll be glad to help with any patches.
Unfortunately, I'm very time-limited currently.
Thanks,
Bart
MBR, Sergei
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