Re: [patch 1/2] libata: _GTF support

[Pavel Machek]

Hi!

> _GTF is an acpi method that is used to reinitialize the drive.  It returns
> a task file containing ata commands that are sent back to the drive to restore
> it to boot up defaults.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Kristen Carlson Accardi <kristen.c.accardi@xxxxxxxxx>

> @@ -1011,6 +1012,10 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. 
>  			emulation library even if a 387 maths coprocessor
>  			is present.
>  
> +	noacpi		[LIBATA] Disables use of ACPI in libata suspend/resume
> +			when set.
> +			Format: <int>

Ugh, so we have noacpi=0/1, and it only affects suspend/resume? We
definitely need better name here.
								Pavel

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