Re: [PATCH] ahci: Fix long standing Marvell regressions

From: Alan Cox
Date: Wed Sep 03 2008 - 15:09:35 EST


On Wed, 3 Sep 2008 11:54:36 -0700 (PDT)
Richard A Nelson <cowboy@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Wed, 3 Sep 2008, Alan Cox wrote:
>
> > We can't automate that for the other devices as we don't actually know
> > how to check the PATA port on them.
>
> I happen to have one of the others:
> Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88SE6121 SATA II Controller (rev b1)
>
> It is not in use, likely as a result of the issues at hand, I don't
> recall exactly what transpired at the time.
>
> I have no specs, but would be happy to run any software diagnostics
> if they'd be of help

Load the pata_marvell driver and it dumps out BAR5: .... lists of values

Can you do that with a PATA device attached and with no PATA device
attached and see what changes.
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