Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1760865Ab2FDP5i (ORCPT ); Mon, 4 Jun 2012 11:57:38 -0400 Received: from mail-bk0-f46.google.com ([209.85.214.46]:55613 "EHLO mail-bk0-f46.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753605Ab2FDP5g (ORCPT ); Mon, 4 Jun 2012 11:57:36 -0400 Message-ID: From: "Victor Miasnikov" To: "KY Srinivasan" , "Greg KH" Cc: , "Jonathan Nieder" , , "Mike Sterling" References: <20120527010903.GA18244@kroah.com> <20120528203518.GA12623@kroah.com> <5EBD7E368EFE4B5CABF4AC528058A4DB@local.st.by> <20120601092017.GE22821@kroah.com> <59CBCFF13ABD41B682835DD5E4851BC1@local.st.by> <20120601162629.GA11812@kroah.com> <426367E2313C2449837CD2DE46E7EAF90710C295@SN2PRD0310MB382.namprd03.prod.outlook.com> <20120602012249.GA7783@kroah.com> <426367E2313C2449837CD2DE46E7EAF90710CAD0@SN2PRD0310MB382.namprd03.prod.outlook.com> <1E5B7565E9E847F4B587D9A938F5959F@local.st.by> <426367E2313C2449837CD2DE46E7EAF90710CAFA@SN2PRD0310MB382.namprd03.prod.outlook.com> Subject: Re: Linux on Hyper-V 1) cd006086fa5d ata_piix: defer disks to the Hyper-V drivers by default 2) db63a4c8115a libata: add a host flag to ignore detected ATA device FW: use hv_storvsc instead of ata_piix to handle the IDE disks devices ( but not for the ... Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2012 18:57:31 +0300 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.3790.4548 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.3790.4862 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1944 Lines: 73 Hi! >> > VVM > > > Hyper-V admins need _worked_ Linux v3.4.X / v3.3.X / v3.2.X >> >I can help you with the ata patch on specific set of distros of interest. >> >If the system that you are interested loads the ata_piix module, >> >we can solve the issue on hand using modprobe rules rather than a patch >> against the ata driver. >> >> K.Y.: Youre _theory_ ( about "can solve the issue on hand using modprobe >> rules") is wrong for: > As I said, if the ata_piix driver is a loadable module, > we can solve the issue with modprobe rules. > If it is not a loadable module we cannot obviously > solve the problem with modprobe rules > and we will need the ata patch. Nothing new: -- "the ata patch" is need, if we want worked 100% / 100% Linux on Hyper-V -- "solve the problem with modprobe rules" very often not worked solution ( i.e. if the ata_piix driver . . . ) Total: { cd006086fa5d ata_piix: defer disks to the Hyper-V drivers by default and its prerequisite db63a4c8115a libata: add a host flag to ignore detected ATA devices } need be backported from 3.5 to 3.4.latest 3.3.latest 3.2.latest Best regards, Victor Miasnikov Blog: http://vvm.blog.tut.by/ P.S. > As I said, if the ata_piix driver is a loadable module, > we can solve the issue with modprobe rules. We can test Youre theory: ----- Original Message ----- From: "Victor Miasnikov" To: "KY Srinivasan" Sent: Monday, June 04, 2012 6:50 PM . . . with use only "modprobe rules" prepare binary patch ( .xDelta) for . . . Goal: work in Hyper-V guest as ( ( Linux_Distib_ZZZZ_Kernel_3.1_.iso ) + worked mouse ) ) in LiveCD and after install -- -- 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/