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SubjectRe: Bad IDE DMA detection in 2.2.5
> On the old kernel, it would start getting DMA errors due to the flakey VIA 
> chipset in the motherboard. (It is going to get replaced soon...) Opon
> detecting the first set of problems, it would disable DMA for that drive.

That's why they included VIA drivers in the 2.2.x kernel :-X And, after all,
VIA chipsets are not that "flakey" when used with the right drivers and with and
the right hdparm settings.

> The 2.2.2 and 2.2.5 no longer do that. I have disabled DMA with hdparm, but I
> am wondering if this is something that has become broken or was done for some
> good reason.

The only good reason you can get is "if there is hardware out there, why don't
we try to _USE_ it?" >8-)


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