Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S965473AbXBFVFs (ORCPT ); Tue, 6 Feb 2007 16:05:48 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S965472AbXBFVFs (ORCPT ); Tue, 6 Feb 2007 16:05:48 -0500 Received: from srv5.dvmed.net ([207.36.208.214]:54496 "EHLO mail.dvmed.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S965473AbXBFVFr (ORCPT ); Tue, 6 Feb 2007 16:05:47 -0500 Message-ID: <45C8EDA7.2090303@garzik.org> Date: Tue, 06 Feb 2007 16:05:43 -0500 From: Jeff Garzik User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.9 (X11/20070130) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Bill Davidsen CC: Robert Hancock , Stephen.Clark@seclark.us, Patrick Ale , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: hdparm for lib_pata References: <45C4DF2A.1070501@shaw.ca> <45C5178A.1000501@seclark.us> <45C51A80.3050308@shaw.ca> <45C8BE89.9000705@tmr.com> In-Reply-To: <45C8BE89.9000705@tmr.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Score: -4.3 (----) X-Spam-Report: SpamAssassin version 3.1.7 on srv5.dvmed.net summary: Content analysis details: (-4.3 points, 5.0 required) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 520 Lines: 17 Bill Davidsen wrote: > I think deciding to turn off DMA which works fine in old kernels > qualifies as a "serious driver problem," which is why it should be under > user control. For PATA, perhaps. For SATA, turning off DMA can often -cause- additional problems. Jeff - 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/