Date: Tue, 07 Mar 2006 15:24:30 +1300 From: Mark Kirkwood <markir@paradise.net.nz> To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Add warning notes for known quirkly ata chipsets Message-ID: <440CEEDE.60809@paradise.net.nz> In-Reply-To: <440CC8B7.4090708@paradise.net.nz> References: <440CC8B7.4090708@paradise.net.nz>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------040102090200090609040804 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mark Kirkwood wrote: > Do folks think that amending the ata(4) man page, and adding warnings > beside known quirky or broken chipsets is a good idea? I'm thinking of > Si 3112 here in particular(!) - the aim being to discourage folks from > buying 'em based on the fact they appear in ata(4). > > I'm happy to draft up something - altho I'd be pretty basic like: A tentative patch, adding a BUGS section instead of lumping it into NOTES (see attached). regards Mark --------------040102090200090609040804 Content-Type: text/plain; name="ata4.patch" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="ata4.patch" *** ata.4.orig Tue Mar 7 13:00:17 2006 --- ata.4 Tue Mar 7 15:21:12 2006 *************** *** 135,141 **** .It ServerWorks: ROSB4, CSB5, CSB6. .It Silicon Image: ! SiI0680, SiI3112, SiI3114, SiI3512. .It SiS: SIS180, SIS181, SIS182, SIS5513, SIS530, SIS540, SIS550, SIS620, SIS630, SIS630S, SIS633, SIS635, SIS730, SIS733, SIS735, SIS745, SIS961, SIS962, SIS963, SIS964, SIS965. .It VIA: --- 135,141 ---- .It ServerWorks: ROSB4, CSB5, CSB6. .It Silicon Image: ! SiI0680, SiI3112 (see BUGS), SiI3114, SiI3512. .It SiS: SIS180, SIS181, SIS182, SIS5513, SIS530, SIS540, SIS550, SIS620, SIS630, SIS630S, SIS633, SIS635, SIS730, SIS733, SIS735, SIS745, SIS961, SIS962, SIS963, SIS964, SIS965. .It VIA: *************** *** 216,221 **** --- 216,225 ---- This is useful in hotswap scenarios where disks should always show up as the same numbered device, and not depend on attach order. + .Sh BUGS + There have been reports of data corruption and erratic behavior with some + controllers which seem to be related to deficiencies with the chipset design + rather than the driver code. It is recommended to avoid these: SiI3112. .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr ataraid 4 , .Xr atacontrol 8 , --------------040102090200090609040804--
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