From 63b1623ef0e33160d782fd1b0044e9a8af5d16cf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz Date: Wed, 14 May 2008 23:06:16 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] alim15x3: add "wdc_udma" module parameter Add "wdc_udma" module parameter for allowing UDMA transfers on M1543C-E chipset for WDC disks. Signed-off-by: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz --- drivers/ide/pci/alim15x3.c | 15 +++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/ide/pci/alim15x3.c b/drivers/ide/pci/alim15x3.c index 98ecf1451fc..3eaab542c41 100644 --- a/drivers/ide/pci/alim15x3.c +++ b/drivers/ide/pci/alim15x3.c @@ -38,6 +38,16 @@ #include +/* + * Allow UDMA on M1543C-E chipset for WDC disks that ignore CRC checking + * (this is DANGEROUS and could result in data corruption). + */ +static int wdc_udma; + +module_param(wdc_udma, bool, 0); +MODULE_PARM_DESC(wdc_udma, + "allow UDMA on M1543C-E chipset for WDC disks (DANGEROUS)"); + /* * ALi devices are not plug in. Otherwise these static values would * need to go. They ought to go away anyway @@ -116,7 +126,7 @@ static void ali_set_pio_mode(ide_drive_t *drive, const u8 pio) * The actual rules for the ALi are: * No UDMA on revisions <= 0x20 * Disk only for revisions < 0xC2 - * Not WDC drives for revisions < 0xC2 + * Not WDC drives on M1543C-E (?) * * FIXME: WDC ifdef needs to die */ @@ -127,7 +137,8 @@ static u8 ali_udma_filter(ide_drive_t *drive) if (drive->media != ide_disk) return 0; #ifndef CONFIG_WDC_ALI15X3 - if (chip_is_1543c_e && strstr(drive->id->model, "WDC ")) + if (chip_is_1543c_e && strstr(drive->id->model, "WDC ") && + wdc_udma == 0) return 0; #endif } -- 2.41.1