Re: [PATCH] pata_hpt{37x|3x2n}: fix timing register masks

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On Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:15:52 +0400
Sergei Shtylyov <sshtylyov@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> These drivers inherited from the older 'hpt366' IDE driver the buggy timing
> register masks in their set_piomode() metods. As a result, too low command
> cycle active time is programmed for slow PIO modes.  Quite fortunately, it's
> later "fixed up" by the set_dmamode() methods which also "helpfully" reprogram
> the command timings, usually to PIO mode 4.
> 
> However, the drivers added some breakage of their own too:  the bit that they
> set/clear to control the FIFO is wrong -- it's actually the MSB of the command
> cycle setup time; setting it in DMA mode is also wrong as this bit is only for
> PIO actually...
> 
> Fix all this and bump the drivers' versions, accounting for recenjt patches
> that forgot to do it...
> 
> Signed-off-by: Sergei Shtylyov <sshtylyov@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Acked-by: Alan Cox <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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