Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S269402AbUINMZN (ORCPT ); Tue, 14 Sep 2004 08:25:13 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S269361AbUINMXT (ORCPT ); Tue, 14 Sep 2004 08:23:19 -0400 Received: from clock-tower.bc.nu ([81.2.110.250]:13757 "EHLO localhost.localdomain") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S269362AbUINMW1 (ORCPT ); Tue, 14 Sep 2004 08:22:27 -0400 Subject: Re: Changes to ide-probe.c in 2.6.9-rc2 causing improper detection From: Alan Cox To: Jens Axboe Cc: "C.Y.M." , Linux Kernel Mailing List In-Reply-To: <20040914114341.GS2336@suse.de> References: <20040914060628.GC2336@suse.de> <20040914070649.GI2336@suse.de> <20040914071555.GJ2336@suse.de> <1095156542.16570.7.camel@localhost.localdomain> <20040914111207.GR2336@suse.de> <1095158149.16520.24.camel@localhost.localdomain> <20040914114341.GS2336@suse.de> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <1095160759.16572.36.camel@localhost.localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.6 (1.4.6-2) Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 12:19:21 +0100 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 725 Lines: 16 On Maw, 2004-09-14 at 12:43, Jens Axboe wrote: > > I've nothing against a well documented "actually I have a cache" option > > with appropriate warnings (and of course possibly a whitelist if we can > > get vendors to help). But one that like hdparm does bother to note when > > you may be playing with fire. > > You should be able to turn on support from user space, if you so wish, > if you know that the drive works. No argument there at all. A whitelist would be nice also. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/