The patch titled libata-sff: fix documentation has been removed from the -mm tree. Its filename was libata-sff-fix-documentation.patch This patch was dropped because it was merged into mainline or a subsystem tree ------------------------------------------------------ Subject: libata-sff: fix documentation From: Alan Cox <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Code moved to ioread/iowrite but the comment didn't. Also note a posting issue. Signed-off-by: Alan Cox <alan@xxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/ata/libata-sff.c | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff -puN drivers/ata/libata-sff.c~libata-sff-fix-documentation drivers/ata/libata-sff.c --- a/drivers/ata/libata-sff.c~libata-sff-fix-documentation +++ a/drivers/ata/libata-sff.c @@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ void ata_bmdma_start (struct ata_queued_ dmactl = ioread8(ap->ioaddr.bmdma_addr + ATA_DMA_CMD); iowrite8(dmactl | ATA_DMA_START, ap->ioaddr.bmdma_addr + ATA_DMA_CMD); - /* Strictly, one may wish to issue a readb() here, to + /* Strictly, one may wish to issue an ioread8() here, to * flush the mmio write. However, control also passes * to the hardware at this point, and it will interrupt * us when we are to resume control. So, in effect, @@ -267,6 +267,9 @@ void ata_bmdma_start (struct ata_queued_ * is expected, so I think it is best to not add a readb() * without first all the MMIO ATA cards/mobos. * Or maybe I'm just being paranoid. + * + * FIXME: The posting of this write means I/O starts are + * unneccessarily delayed for MMIO */ } _ Patches currently in -mm which might be from alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx are origin.patch git-libata-all.patch pata_acpi-rework-the-acpi-drivers-based-upon-experience.patch pata_acpi-use-ata_sff_port_start.patch libata-correct-handling-of-srst-reset-sequences.patch libata-add-a-drivers-ide-style-dma-disable.patch ata-pata_marvell-use-ioread-for-iomap-ped-memory.patch drivers-ata-pata_ixp4xx_cfc-ioremap-return-code-check.patch libata-add-a-horkage-entry-for-drq-mishandling-atapi.patch libata-fix-hopefully-all-the-remaining-problems-with.patch introduce-dma_mask_none-as-a-signal-for-unable-to-do.patch pcmcia-use-dma_mask_none-for-the-default-for-all.patch serial_txx9-cleanup-includes.patch serial-keep-the-dtr-setting-for-serial-console.patch 8250_pci-autodetect-mainpine-cards.patch 8250_pci-autodetect-mainpine-cards-fix.patch wake-up-from-a-serial-port.patch fix-ide-legacy-mode-resources.patch fix-ide-legacy-mode-resources-fix.patch git-scsi-misc.patch dtc-fix-typo.patch geode-mfgpt-support-for-geode-class-machines.patch geode-mfgpt-clock-event-device-support.patch security-convert-lsm-into-a-static-interface-vs-fix-null-pointer-dereference-in-__vm_enough_memory.patch blackfin-enable-arbitary-speed-serial-setting.patch tty-bring-the-old-cris-driver-back-somewhere-into-the.patch mxser-remove-use-of-dead-tty_flipbuf_size-definition.patch jsm-remove-further-unneeded-crud.patch ttyh-remove-dead-define.patch codingstyle-relax-the-80-cole-rule.patch add-config_vt_unicode.patch keys-missing-word-in-documentation.patch ide-cd-is-unmaintained.patch tty-expose-new-methods-needed-for-drivers-to-get-termios.patch tty-expose-new-methods-needed-for-drivers-to-get-termios-fix.patch sysctl-remove-broken-cdrom-binary-sysctls.patch mxser-remove-commented-crap.patch char-cyclades-remove-bottom-half-processing.patch - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe mm-commits" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html