Re: [PATCH 4/4] ata: pata_parport: fit3: implement IDE command set registers

[Sergey Shtylyov]

On 10/5/23 10:24 PM, Ondrej Zary wrote:

> fit3 protocol driver does not support accessing IDE control registers
> (device control/altstatus). The DOS driver does not use these registers
> either (as observed from DOSEMU trace). But the HW seems to be capable
> of accessing these registers - I simply tried bit 3 and it works!
> 
> The control register is required to properly reset ATAPI devices or
> they will be detected only once (after a power cycle).
> 
> Tested with EXP Computer CD-865 with MC-1285B EPP cable and
> TransDisk 3000.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ondrej Zary <linux@xxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Sergey Shtylyov <s.shtylyov@xxxxxx>

> ---
>  drivers/ata/pata_parport/fit3.c | 14 ++------------
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/ata/pata_parport/fit3.c b/drivers/ata/pata_parport/fit3.c
> index bad7aa920cdc..d2b81cf2e16d 100644
> --- a/drivers/ata/pata_parport/fit3.c
> +++ b/drivers/ata/pata_parport/fit3.c
[...]
> @@ -59,11 +53,7 @@ static int fit3_read_regr(struct pi_adapter *pi, int cont, int regr)
>  {
>  	int  a, b;
>  
> -	if (cont) {
> -		if (regr != 6)
> -			return 0xff;
> -		regr = 7;
> -	}
> +	regr += cont << 3;

   So, is regr == 7 instead of 8 intentional?

[...]

MBR, Sergey