Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 29 May 2008 15:31:42 -0400 | From | Jeff Garzik <> | Subject | Re: RESEND: [PATCH] libata-sff: Fix oops reported in kerneloops.org for pnp devices with no ctl |
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Alan Cox wrote: >> Please grep the remaining users, IMO you will find that's not really >> true. After your patch no core users remain, only ones in a few >> scattered drivers that most likely want your logic (or a >> simplified-for-that-controller version thereof). > > That said if you want to be clearer we can hide the altstatus function > internally and only export an ata_sff_dma_sync() which does go *BANG* if > you call it with no altstatus (where you would immediately violate DMA > timing rules) > > Want me to roll a patch in that style ?
Works for me...
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