Subject: Re: kern/34885 (piixide.c 1.29 doesn't work)
To: None <gnats-bugs@NetBSD.org>
From: Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 11/21/2006 22:08:40
On Tue, Nov 21, 2006 at 04:40:03PM +0000, Quentin Garnier wrote:
> The following reply was made to PR kern/34885; it has been noted by GNATS.
> 
> From: Quentin Garnier <cube@cubidou.net>
> To: gnats-bugs@NetBSD.org
> Cc: yamt@mwd.biglobe.ne.jp
> Subject: Re: kern/34885 (piixide.c 1.29 doesn't work)
> Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 17:39:03 +0100
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>  On Thu, Nov 16, 2006 at 11:40:04PM +0000, YAMAMOTO Takashi wrote:
>  > The following reply was made to PR kern/34885; it has been noted by GNATS.
>  >=20
>  > From: yamt@mwd.biglobe.ne.jp (YAMAMOTO Takashi)
>  > To: gnats-bugs@NetBSD.org
>  > Cc: cube@NetBSD.org, kern-bug-people@netbsd.org,
>  > 	netbsd-bugs@netbsd.org, gnats-admin@netbsd.org, xtraeme@netbsd.org
>  > Subject: Re: kern/34885 (piixide.c 1.29 doesn't work)
>  > Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2006 08:36:31 +0900 (JST)
>  >=20
>  >  > Synopsis: piixide.c 1.29 doesn't work
>  >  >=20
>  >  > Responsible-Changed-From-To: kern-bug-people->cube
>  >  > Responsible-Changed-By: cube@netbsd.org
>  >  > Responsible-Changed-When: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 12:33:46 +0000
>  >  > Responsible-Changed-Why:
>  >  > I'll handle it.
>  >  >=20
>  >  >=20
>  >  > State-Changed-From-To: open->analyzed
>  >  > State-Changed-By: cube@netbsd.org
>  >  > State-Changed-When: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 12:33:46 +0000
>  >  > State-Changed-Why:
>  >  > I have analyzed the issue a few days ago; see
>  >  > http://mail-index.netbsd.org/netbsd-users/2006/10/23/0003.html
>  > =20
>  >  what's the status of this?
>  >  how about reverting the change?
>  
>  I'll revert the parts that try to switch to enhanced mode.
>  
>  I'm wondering about that part (which is actually the reason it was
>  committed at first) that switch an AHCI controller into IDE mode.
>  
>  While the intent is good, I'm a bit shaky at the idea of changing
>  a device's product ID (it is a side effect of the switch) after the
>  kernel has booted.

BTW, I'm working on an AHCI driver currently.

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Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
     NetBSD: 26 ans d'experience feront toujours la difference
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