1SIL_DEV_CONFIG(9)             sata_sil Internals             SIL_DEV_CONFIG(9)
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NAME

6       sil_dev_config - Apply device/host-specific errata fixups
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SYNOPSIS

9       void sil_dev_config(struct ata_device * dev);
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ARGUMENTS

12       dev
13           Device to be examined
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DESCRIPTION

16       After the IDENTIFY [PACKET] DEVICE step is complete, and a device is
17       known to be present, this function is called. We apply two errata
18       fixups which are specific to Silicon Image, a Seagate and a Maxtor
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21       For certain Seagate devices, we must limit the maximum sectors to under
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24       For certain Maxtor devices, we must not program the drive beyond udma5.
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26       Both fixups are unfairly pessimistic. As soon as I get more information
27       on these errata, I will create a more exhaustive list, and apply the
28       fixups to only the specific devices/hosts/firmwares that need it.
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30       20040111 - Seagate drives affected by the Mod15Write bug are
31       blacklisted The Maxtor quirk is in the blacklist, but I'm keeping the
32       original pessimistic fix for the following reasons... - There seems to
33       be less info on it, only one device gleaned off the Windows driver,
34       maybe only one is affected. More info would be greatly appreciated. -
35       But then again UDMA5 is hardly anything to complain about
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AUTHOR

38       Jeff Garzik
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