Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Fri, 13 Dec 2013 16:15:43 -0500 | From | Tejun Heo <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] libata: provide the ability to disable a disk via the params. |
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On Thu, Dec 12, 2013 at 09:36:55PM +0100, Levente Kurusa wrote: > >1. > >Countering your nodisable comment, would it be valid to do: > >libata.force=2:disable libata.force=2.02:nodisable > >To disable all of port 2 except device 2? > > I think that makes sense and I support having 'nodisable'.
I really don't want to. Let's please add whatever is necessary for fringe use cases but no more. It's not like this thing is generally useful.
> >2. One of my friends wondered if it would be worthwhile to add force > >keywords for other HORKAGE bits, and if so, should the > >ata_lflag/ata_link force bits also be presented? > > I don't think so. Most of the other HORKAGEs are automatically > recognized and applied by the code. I think the only ones > which can cause trouble if not detected at first are the ones that are > currently in the list.
Again, just whatever is immediately necessary, please.
Thanks.
-- tejun
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