Re: [PATCH] 2.5.6 IDE 19

[Alan Cox]

> OK, so there is no f*cking magic utility from IBM to do suspend
> of MicroDrives under linux through the TASKFILE interface at all
> as you have climed!

I wrote some bits for the PC110 to work around the APM problem.

> > No because Microsoft implement the bloody standard in the first place. It
> Hack, then tell me what I'm at?

I'd hope implementing the bloody standard. 

> Andre Hedrick will may kill you... However apparently we agree that
> there is something wrong with the current driver.

Yes. There is an awful lot wrong

> It wasn't a claim but just a suspiction. So this is cleared.
> But apparently there is no special IBM command using taskfile
> to do magic things to it. So therefore it's still valid:
> your example was indeed a mock-up.

There are standard commands for power management, and for cache flush.

> to them. But the application notes from IBM and actual code
> from different operating systems gives a much better formal
> description of what is needed anyway. Or are you going to claim
> that narrative languaue is more precise then actual C code?

That depends if the C code is right.

Understand - I really appreciate the fact you are planning to tackle this
its just the way it comes across on correctness or lack thereof I find a
little alarming. Maybe I am misjudging you - if so I certainly apologise

Alan