Re: [PATCH 1/2] libata: Add three more columns to the ata_timing table.

[Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>]

On Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:00:19 -0500
Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org> wrote:

> David Daney wrote:
> > The forthcoming OCTEON SOC Compact Flash driver needs a few more
> > timing values than were available in the ata_timing table.  I add new
> > columns for write_hold, read_hold, and read_holdz times.  The values
> > were obtained from the Compact Flash specification Rev 4.1.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: David Daney <ddaney@caviumnetworks.com>
> > ---
> >  drivers/ata/libata-core.c |   76 
> > ++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------------
> >  include/linux/libata.h    |   14 ++++++--
> >  2 files changed, 52 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
> 
> I would be happy to go ahead and apply this...  Alan, any last minute 
> objections?

Its close but I think Sergei is right about columns with all the same
value - they can be constants and just computed into the final timing
data in terms of clocks.