sil_dev_config(9)
NAME
sil_dev_config - Apply device/host-specific errata fixups
SYNOPSIS
void sil_dev_config(struct ata_device * dev);
ARGUMENTS
- dev
- Device to be examined
DESCRIPTION
After the IDENTIFY [PACKET] DEVICE step is complete, and a device is
known to be present, this function is called. We apply two errata
fixups which are specific to Silicon Image, a Seagate and a Maxtor
fixup.
For certain Seagate devices, we must limit the maximum sectors to under
8K.
For certain Maxtor devices, we must not program the drive beyond udma5.
Both fixups are unfairly pessimistic. As soon as I get more information
on these errata, I will create a more exhaustive list, and apply the
fixups to only the specific devices/hosts/firmwares that need it.
20040111 - Seagate drives affected by the Mod15Write bug are
blacklisted The Maxtor quirk is in the blacklist, but I´m keeping the
original pessimistic fix for the following reasons... - There seems to
be less info on it, only one device gleaned off the Windows driver,
maybe only one is affected. More info would be greatly appreciated. But then again UDMA5 is hardly anything to complain about
AUTHOR
- Jeff Garzik
- Author.