Re: [PATCH] libata: fix for transport xfer attributes

From: Grant Grundler
Date: Fri Oct 14 2011 - 15:12:37 EST


On Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 2:58 AM, Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz
<bzolnier@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
...
>> "fix" or not it is an ABI change... who is impacted? ÂHas anyone used
>> the current, pre-patch behavior as documented?
>
> I doubt that anyone has used it given the current incorrect behavior but lets
> ask libata transport authors..

Gwendal is the primary author.

I'm not aware of any uses either.

Based on this kernel.org documentation:
http://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-ata

"xfer_mode Current transfer mode."

I agree with Bartomiej that current behavior is incorrect.

cheers,
grant
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