Re: libata dev_config call order wrong.

[Brad Campbell]

Alan Cox wrote:
> On Llu, 2004-08-30 at 10:12, Brad Campbell wrote:
>
> > Given that the SATA->PATA bridge boards support 80 pin detection, then bit 13 of word 93 must be 
> > high on any drive that supports lba48, and given the *current* sata spec states that word 93 must be 
> > zero, we should be able to use this detection method.
>
>
> Word 53 is the important one and essentially tells you what else to
> believe later on in the configuration.

Ok, well acording to my copy of the ATA-6 spec, word 53 mentions nothing about word 93. From 
everything I have read in ATA-5 -> ATA-7 (Draft) word 93 appears to be pretty fixed.
It certainly works with my limited test set (all WD unfortunately)

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