RE: Linux on Hyper-V 1) cd006086fa5d ata_piix: defer disks to theHyper-V drivers by default 2) db63a4c8115a libata: add a host flag to ignoredetected ATA device FW: use hv_storvsc instead of ata_piix to handle the IDEdisks devices ( but not for the ...

From: KY Srinivasan
Date: Mon Jun 04 2012 - 10:19:59 EST




> -----Original Message-----
> From: Victor Miasnikov [mailto:vvm@xxxxxx]
> Sent: Monday, June 04, 2012 10:15 AM
> To: KY Srinivasan; Greg KH
> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Jonathan Nieder; linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx;
> Mike Sterling
> Subject: Re: Linux on Hyper-V 1) cd006086fa5d ata_piix: defer disks to the Hyper-
> V drivers by default 2) db63a4c8115a libata: add a host flag to ignore detected
> ATA device FW: use hv_storvsc instead of ata_piix to handle the IDE disks devices
> ( but not for the ...
>
> Hi!
>
> > VVM > > > Hyper-V admins need _worked_ Linux v3.4.X / v3.3.X / v3.2.X
> >I can help you with the ata patch on specific set of distros of interest.
> >If the system that you are interested loads the ata_piix module,
> >we can solve the issue on hand using modprobe rules rather than a patch
> against the ata driver.
>
> K.Y.: Youre _theory_ ( about "can solve the issue on hand using modprobe
> rules") is wrong for:

As I said, if the ata_piix driver is a loadable module, we can solve the issue
with modprobe rules. If it is not a loadable module we cannot obviously solve
the problem with modprobe rules and we will need the ata patch.

Regards,

K. Y


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