Jens Axboe wrote:
OK, something like this. Jeff, if you think this is fine, let me know
and I'll submit a proper patch with description and so on.
diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
index 79e3a8e..879ceac 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
@@ -2100,6 +2100,10 @@ retry:
static inline u8 ata_dev_knobble(struct ata_device *dev)
{
struct ata_port *ap = dev->link->ap;
+
+ if (ata_dev_blacklisted(dev) & ATA_HORKAGE_BRIDGE_OK)
+ return 0;
+
return ((ap->cbl == ATA_CBL_SATA) && (!ata_id_is_sata(dev->id)));
}
@@ -3998,6 +4002,9 @@ static const struct ata_blacklist_entry ata_device_blacklist [] = {
{ "TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-S202N", "SB00", ATA_HORKAGE_IVB, },
{ "TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-S202N", "SB01", ATA_HORKAGE_IVB, },
+ /* Devices that do not need bridging limits applied */
+ { "Mtron", NULL, 0, },
+
/* End Marker */
{ }
};
diff --git a/include/linux/libata.h b/include/linux/libata.h
index 225bfc5..9f194c0 100644
--- a/include/linux/libata.h
+++ b/include/linux/libata.h
@@ -364,6 +364,7 @@ enum {
ATA_HORKAGE_IPM = (1 << 7), /* Link PM problems */
ATA_HORKAGE_IVB = (1 << 8), /* cbl det validity bit bugs */
ATA_HORKAGE_STUCK_ERR = (1 << 9), /* stuck ERR on next PACKET */
+ ATA_HORKAGE_BRIDGE_OK = (1 << 10), /* no bridge limits */
/* DMA mask for user DMA control: User visible values; DO NOT
renumber */
This one seems fine to me...
Jeff
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