Re: Linux 2.6.22-rc4 - sata_promise regression since -rc3

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On Tue, Jun 05, 2007 at 11:31:46PM +0200, Mikael Pettersson wrote:
> I can easily reproduce the problem in 2.6.22-rc4. There are no
> sata_promise changes between rc3 and rc4, but Tejun's libata
> polling SETXFER change was included in rc4. Reverting it makes
> sata_promise work again for me.

Ugh.


> I suspect that sata_promise.c:pdc_interrupt() should detect
> a qc w/ ATA_TFLAG_POLLING, treat the interrupt as spurious,
> and just call ata_chk_status(qc), similar to how sata_inic162x.c,
> sata_nv.c, sata_sil.c, and sata_vsc.c do things.

Yes, highly likely.

SFF-like controllers (and in this case, Promise is included in that
list) with their own interrupt handlers need their own polling handling
code.

	Jeff



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