On 08/09/2009 03:28 AM, Borislav Petkov wrote:

If you'd like to test patches you can get Dave's linux-next git repo at
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/davem/ide-next-2.6.git;a=summary

apply the patch below and catch all boot output from your machine and
send it to me.

Okay, I'm running the davem/ide-net-2.6.git version with your patch 
below.  My dmesg startup messages for ide-tape are below.  Is this what 
you were hoping to see?

ide-tape: idetape_do_request: cmd: 0x12, sector: 18446744073709551615, 
nr_sectors: 0
ide-tape: ide_tape_issue_pc: retry #0, cmd: 0x12
ide-tape: ide_tape_callback: cmd: 0x12, dsc: 0, err: 0
ide-tape: hdd <-> ht0: Seagate STT20000A rev 8A51
ide-tape: idetape_do_request: cmd: 0x1a, sector: 18446744073709551615, 
nr_sectors: 0
ide-tape: ide_tape_issue_pc: retry #0, cmd: 0x1a
ide-tape: idetape_do_request: cmd: 0x3, sector: 18446744073709551615, 
nr_sectors: 0
ide-tape: ide_tape_issue_pc: retry #0, cmd: 0x03
ide-tape: ide_tape_callback: cmd: 0x3, dsc: 0, err: 0
ide-tape: idetape_analyze_error: cmd: 0x3, sense key = 6, asc = 28, ascq = 0
ide-tape: idetape_do_request: cmd: 0x1a, sector: 18446744073709551615, 
nr_sectors: 0
ide-tape: ide_tape_issue_pc: retry #1, cmd: 0x1a
ide-tape: ide_tape_callback: cmd: 0x1a, dsc: 0, err: 0
ide-tape: idetape_do_request: cmd: 0x1a, sector: 18446744073709551615, 
nr_sectors: 0
ide-tape: ide_tape_issue_pc: retry #0, cmd: 0x1a
ide-tape: ide_tape_callback: cmd: 0x1a, dsc: 0, err: 0
ide-tape: ide_tape_get_bsize_from_bdesc: blk_size: 512, write_prot: 0
ide-tape: hdd <-> ht0: 232KBps, 6*54kB buffer, 400ms tDSC
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