Messages in this thread | | | From | "Daniela Engert" <> | Date | Fri, 09 Mar 2001 08:25:43 +0100 (CET) | Subject | Re: Linux 2.4.2ac12 (vt82c686 info) |
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On Thu, 8 Mar 2001 19:51:07 +0100, Vojtech Pavlik wrote:
>They're about the same - only Alan didn't like the PCI speed measurement >code that's new in the 4.x series, so I added all the other changes to >the 3.20 driver, and 3.21 was born.
I do understand Alan's objections against this speed measurement code very well. I have similar code built into other (non-Linux) drivers, and according to the many user reports that I got the measurement results should be taken with a grain of salt. It is working perfectly in most cases, but it may fail from time to time. There is a hidden assumption in this type of measurement which the device that you run the test against has to fulfill. If it doesn't (and it is not required to do to be conforming to the ATA spec), the measurement results (PCI bus clock) are bogus (typically way too high).
Ciao, Dani
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Daniela Engert, systems engineer at MEDAV GmbH Gräfenberger Str. 34, 91080 Uttenreuth, Germany Phone ++49-9131-583-348, Fax ++49-9131-583-11
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