The f_CNT register (at the PCI config. address 0x78) is 16-bit, not 8-bit! The bug was there from the very srart... :-( Signed-off-by: Sergey Shtylyov <s.shtylyov@xxxxxx> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx --- This patch is against the 'master' branch of Damien Le Moal's 'libata.git' repo. drivers/ata/pata_hpt37x.c | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) Index: libata/drivers/ata/pata_hpt37x.c =================================================================== --- libata.orig/drivers/ata/pata_hpt37x.c +++ libata/drivers/ata/pata_hpt37x.c @@ -950,14 +950,14 @@ static int hpt37x_init_one(struct pci_de if ((freq >> 12) != 0xABCDE) { int i; - u8 sr; + u16 sr; u32 total = 0; dev_warn(&dev->dev, "BIOS has not set timing clocks\n"); /* This is the process the HPT371 BIOS is reported to use */ for (i = 0; i < 128; i++) { - pci_read_config_byte(dev, 0x78, &sr); + pci_read_config_word(dev, 0x78, &sr); total += sr & 0x1FF; udelay(15); }