Linux-kernel mailing list archive 1999-37,: Re: ide_do_drive_cmd() problems

# Re: ide_do_drive_cmd() problems

Gadi Oxman (gadio@netvision.net.il)
Mon, 13 Sep 1999 06:52:11 +0300 (IDDT)

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On Sun, 12 Sep 1999, Jens Axboe wrote:

> This fixed the problem beatifully! I stressed ide_do_drive_cmd()
> vigorously (4 drives active, ripping audio and playing video
> CD's) for about an hour without a hitch. This still doesn't
> explain why ide_do_drive_cmd_wait() works well too - I haven't
> looked at the code generated, though. So could we just loose
> the save_flags/cli/restore_flags in ide_do_drive_cmd()?

Yes, I believe it should be safe; down() and up() are written to
catch the case in which an up() is being called by an interrupt
while the down() code is running.

Gadi

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