[PATCH] libata: handle 0xff status properly

libata waits for !BSY even when the status register reports 0xff.
This causes long boot delays when D8 isn't pulled down properly.  This
patch does the followings.

* don't wait if status register is 0xff in all wait functions

* make ata_busy_sleep() return 0 on success and -errno on failure.
  -ENODEV is returned on 0xff status and -EBUSY on other failures.

* make ata_bus_softreset() succeed on 0xff status.  0xff status is not
  reset failure.  It indicates no device.  This removes unnecessary
  retries on such ports.  Note that the code change assumes unoccupied
  port reporting 0xff status does not produce valid device signature.

Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <htejun@gmail.com>
Cc: Joe Jin <lkmaillist@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org>

1 files changed, 18 insertions, 12 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
index b4fbfebafd26..d2336673601c 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
@@ -2328,11 +2328,14 @@ static inline void ata_tf_to_host(struct ata_port *ap,
  *      Sleep until ATA Status register bit BSY clears,
  *      or a timeout occurs.
  *
- *      LOCKING: None.
+ *      LOCKING:
+ *      Kernel thread context (may sleep).
+ *
+ *      RETURNS:
+ *      0 on success, -errno otherwise.
  */
-
-unsigned int ata_busy_sleep (struct ata_port *ap,
-                             unsigned long tmout_pat, unsigned long tmout)
+int ata_busy_sleep(struct ata_port *ap,
+                   unsigned long tmout_pat, unsigned long tmout)
 {
         unsigned long timer_start, timeout;
         u8 status;
@@ -2340,27 +2343,32 @@ unsigned int ata_busy_sleep (struct ata_port *ap,
         status = ata_busy_wait(ap, ATA_BUSY, 300);
         timer_start = jiffies;
         timeout = timer_start + tmout_pat;
-        while ((status & ATA_BUSY) && (time_before(jiffies, timeout))) {
+        while (status != 0xff && (status & ATA_BUSY) &&
+               time_before(jiffies, timeout)) {
                 msleep(50);
                 status = ata_busy_wait(ap, ATA_BUSY, 3);
         }
 
-        if (status & ATA_BUSY)
+        if (status != 0xff && (status & ATA_BUSY))
                 ata_port_printk(ap, KERN_WARNING,
                                 "port is slow to respond, please be patient "
                                 "(Status 0x%x)\n", status);
 
         timeout = timer_start + tmout;
-        while ((status & ATA_BUSY) && (time_before(jiffies, timeout))) {
+        while (status != 0xff && (status & ATA_BUSY) &&
+               time_before(jiffies, timeout)) {
                 msleep(50);
                 status = ata_chk_status(ap);
         }
 
+        if (status == 0xff)
+                return -ENODEV;
+
         if (status & ATA_BUSY) {
                 ata_port_printk(ap, KERN_ERR, "port failed to respond "
                                 "(%lu secs, Status 0x%x)\n",
                                 tmout / HZ, status);
-                return 1;
+                return -EBUSY;
         }
 
         return 0;
@@ -2451,10 +2459,8 @@ static unsigned int ata_bus_softreset(struct ata_port *ap,
          * the bus shows 0xFF because the odd clown forgets the D7
          * pulldown resistor.
          */
-        if (ata_check_status(ap) == 0xFF) {
-                ata_port_printk(ap, KERN_ERR, "SRST failed (status 0xFF)\n");
-                return AC_ERR_OTHER;
-        }
+        if (ata_check_status(ap) == 0xFF)
+                return 0;
 
         ata_bus_post_reset(ap, devmask);