Re: Changes to ide-probe.c in 2.6.9-rc2 causing improper detection

From: Jens Axboe
Date: Tue Sep 14 2004 - 07:35:17 EST


On Tue, Sep 14 2004, Alan Cox wrote:
> 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.

Definitely. I have the first entry candidate right here ;-)

--
Jens Axboe

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