Re: [patch 02/17] Dell CERC support for megaraid_mbox

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On Fri, 2008-03-28 at 14:48 -0700, akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> From: Hannes Reinecke <hare@xxxxxxx>
> 
> Newer Dell CERC firmware (>= 6.62) implement a random deletion handling
> compatible with the legacy megaraid driver.  The legacy handling shifted
> the target ID by 0x80 only for I/O commands (READ/WRITE/etc), whereas
> megaraid_mbox shifts the target ID always if random deletion is supported. 
> The resulted in megaraid_mbox sending an INQUIRY to the wrong channel, and
> not finding any devices, obviously.
> 
> So we disable the random deletion support if the offending firmware is
> found.
> 
> Addresses http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6695

Bo,

You said you'd review this patch and give feedback "soon" twenty five
days ago (5 March).  My patience finally ran out on this one; you have
three days (that's until midnight CST on 2 April) to provide an ack or a
replacement patch for this otherwise I'll apply it anyway.

James


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