Re: [REPOST PATCH] sata_promise: use TF interface for polling NODATA commands

On 06/06/2007 12:05 PM, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> FYI to all -- 
> 
> As a reminder. the Promise hardware programs registers when it receives
> a SET FEATURES - XFER MODE.
> 
> If data transfer is occurring on OTHER ports at the time this is issued,
> then data corruption is guaranteed to occur.  Polling will not fix this
> problem -- all ports need to be inactive, when a SET FEATURES - XFER
> MODE command is issued for any port.
> 

So is this patch OK but yet more work needs to be done, or does
this patch cause new problems?
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