Re: Patch(2.4.5): Fix PCMCIA ATA/IDE freeze (w/ PCI add-in cards)

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Wed, 27 Jun 2001 18:21:59 +0100 (BST)


> obsoleting ATA-2 did their attention at CFA become alarmed. I agree that
> there needs to be a fix, but not at the price of locking the rest of the
> driver. Since we now the identity of the device prior to assigned the
> interrupt we can handle the execption, but you do not go around blanket
> wacking the control register of all devices.

I dont see why it locks up the driver ?

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