[7466] in linux-scsi channel archive
Re: New sym/ncr patch for 2.2.13->
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Alan Cox)
Sun Oct 31 10:18:15 1999
To: groudier@club-internet.fr (Gerard Roudier)
Date: Sun, 31 Oct 1999 14:21:20 +0000 (GMT)
Cc: linux-scsi@vger.rutgers.edu
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.95.991031123735.624A-100000@localhost> from "Gerard Roudier" at Oct 31, 99 12:44:10 pm
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From: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
> The _actual_ latency timer value of all PCI devices must take into account
> needs of each PCI devices. Tampering the latency timer from PCI device
In theory yes. In practice pretty much no.
> drivers is not only inappropriate but can only be wrong. So, I will refuse
> any new changes in the drivers that tampers the PCI latency timer, unless
> it is intended to fix some hardware bug and is clearly commented so.
or non x86 I assume. On non PC platforms the BIOS doesn't apply.
Alan
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