> This is a different issue. libata EH plugs the port if reset fails > repeatedly. This behavior was implemented to avoid causing continuous > resets on a port in case it has flaky PHY state reporting; however, it > seems to cause more trouble than fixing issues - ie. plugging in a > broken device may end up plugging the port even after the offending > device is removed until manual rescan or reboot. I've been pondering > about changing the behavior like the following. Thanks for the explanation, Tejun, and for sending those changes upstream. I shall incorporate these patches into my kernel and keep you informed as to how they behave. Mark, did you get a chance to clean up the sata_mv spinlock addition in mv_set_main_irq_mask? Many Thanks, Bruce. Latest News at: http://www.indigovision.com/index.php/en/news.html -- 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
