Re: Extreme IDE slowdown with 2.2.18

From: Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Date: Wed Dec 20 2000 - 19:49:45 EST


> > known problem with the 2.2.18 kernel?
>
> Yes, 2.2.18 is not friendly to all MVP3 users. The autodma
> detection was disabled for the all *VP3 users in drivers/block/ide-pci.=
> c.

Because it was causing disk corruption for some people. It took a lot of
tracking down and I want the shipped kernel safe. I now know I'm covering too
many chip versions so 2.2.19 I can get the later VP3's back okay

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