sil_dev_config

Name

sil_dev_config --  Apply device/host-specific errata fixups

Synopsis

void sil_dev_config (struct ata_port * ap, struct ata_device * dev);

Arguments

ap

Port containing device to be examined

dev

Device to be examined

Description

After the IDENTIFY [PACKET] DEVICE step is complete, and a device is known to be present, this function is called. We apply two errata fixups which are specific to Silicon Image, a Seagate and a Maxtor fixup.

For certain Seagate devices, we must limit the maximum sectors to under 8K.

For certain Maxtor devices, we must not program the drive beyond udma5.

Both fixups are unfairly pessimistic. As soon as I get more information on these errata, I will create a more exhaustive list, and apply the fixups to only the specific devices/hosts/firmwares that need it.