> > The other IT821x change is a bit ugly, we slightly abuse the cable type
> > hook to fiddle with the identify data for the devices. We could add a new
> > hook for this but as we have only one offender and no more seeming likely
> > it seems better to keep libata-core clean.
> > 
> > Please let this sit in -mm briefly, just in case the relaxed checking
> > breaks some other emulated interface.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Alan Cox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 
> Two questions:
> 
> 1) should I queue for 2.6.24-rc?

Can we leave it once cycle in -mm and aim for 2.6.25-rc. There is a tiny
possibility we will find someone who finds slave returning 0 produces a
ghost drive or decode problem. Probably paranoia.

> 2) why is ->dev_config() insufficient?

It is called (I think correctly) after we have performed identify
dependant actions including HPA sizing.

Alan
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