Re: [PATCH] pata_isapnp: Don't use invalid I/O ports

From: Ondrej Zary
Date: Sun Sep 22 2013 - 15:34:16 EST




On Sunday 22 September 2013 18:49:42 Tejun Heo wrote:
> Hello, Ondrej.
>
> On Fri, Sep 13, 2013 at 11:44:27PM +0200, Ondrej Zary wrote:
> > This is caused by skipping ata_sff_softreset() when ap->ioaddr.ctl_addr
> > is unset so ata_devchk() is never called. This patch seems to fix the
> > problem. Is it OK or can it cause more problems?
> >
> > --- a/drivers/ata/libata-sff.c
> > +++ b/drivers/ata/libata-sff.c
> > @@ -2008,13 +2008,15 @@ static int ata_bus_softreset(struct ata_port *ap,
> > unsigned int devmask,
> >
> > DPRINTK("ata%u: bus reset via SRST\n", ap->print_id);
> >
> > - /* software reset. causes dev0 to be selected */
> > - iowrite8(ap->ctl, ioaddr->ctl_addr);
> > - udelay(20); /* FIXME: flush */
> > - iowrite8(ap->ctl | ATA_SRST, ioaddr->ctl_addr);
> > - udelay(20); /* FIXME: flush */
> > - iowrite8(ap->ctl, ioaddr->ctl_addr);
> > - ap->last_ctl = ap->ctl;
> > + if (ap->ioaddr.ctl_addr) {
> > + /* software reset. causes dev0 to be selected */
> > + iowrite8(ap->ctl, ioaddr->ctl_addr);
> > + udelay(20); /* FIXME: flush */
> > + iowrite8(ap->ctl | ATA_SRST, ioaddr->ctl_addr);
> > + udelay(20); /* FIXME: flush */
> > + iowrite8(ap->ctl, ioaddr->ctl_addr);
> > + ap->last_ctl = ap->ctl;
> > + }
> >
> > /* wait the port to become ready */
> > return ata_sff_wait_after_reset(&ap->link, devmask, deadline);
> > @@ -2215,10 +2217,6 @@ void ata_sff_error_handler(struct ata_port *ap)
> >
> > spin_unlock_irqrestore(ap->lock, flags);
> >
> > - /* ignore ata_sff_softreset if ctl isn't accessible */
> > - if (softreset == ata_sff_softreset && !ap->ioaddr.ctl_addr)
> > - softreset = NULL;
> > -
> > /* ignore built-in hardresets if SCR access is not available */
> > if ((hardreset == sata_std_hardreset ||
> > hardreset == sata_sff_hardreset) && !sata_scr_valid(&ap->link))
>
> Hmm... I'm unsure what to do with these patches. It's a mostly dead
> driver, so I don't wanna mess with it too much unless it's an obvious
> fix. What hardware are you playing with?

IMHO, the first patch (invalid I/O ports) is an obvious fix. That bug causes
problems with ES968 sound cards.

The second patch is not-so-obvious. Only few ATA controllers don't have
control register, but they're all broken now. I'm not sure if the patch is
100% correct but it seems to work fine and it does not affect most
controllers.

--
Ondrej Zary
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