Re: [PATCH] barrier patch set

From: Matthias Andree
Date: Fri Mar 19 2004 - 18:04:51 EST


On Fri, 19 Mar 2004, Jeff Garzik wrote:

> - issue set-features command to get flush-cache into proper state
> (enabled or disabled, as the user desires), if identify-device word 86
> indicates it is not already in the state you seek.

BTW, speaking of identify-device, hdparm -i (which uses
HDIO_GET_IDENTITY) always returns "WriteCache=enabled" while hdparm -I
that uses HDIO_DRIVE_CMD with WIN_PIDENTIFY reports the "correct" state
that I've previously set with -W0. This is an i386 machine w/ 2.6.5-rc1.

Is HDIO_GET_IDENTITY working correctly?

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