> So.. how long does libata and current IDE allow for initial DRQ assertion? > It should probably be at least 500msec or more now. I think we need to rewrite the PIO code paths to use disable/enable_irq masking first before getting into adding long delays on PIO paths. 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