Re: [patch 10/50] libata: force hardreset if link is in powersavemode

[Linus Torvalds]

On Fri, 6 Jun 2008, Chris Wright wrote:
>
> -stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let us know.
> ---------------------
> 
> From: Tejun Heo <htejun@xxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Inhibiting link PM mode doesn't bring the link back online if it's
> already in powersave mode.  If SRST is used in these cases, libata EH
> thinks that the link is offline and fails detection.  Force hardreset
> if link is in powersave mode.

This isn't upstream. Maybe there's some reason it's not needed upstream, 
but it would be nice to know.

		Linus
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