2 files changed, 19 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
index 045a486a09ea..2c6aedaef718 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
@@ -3392,17 +3392,27 @@ int ata_down_xfermask_limit(struct ata_device *dev, unsigned int sel)
 
 static int ata_dev_set_mode(struct ata_device *dev)
 {
+        struct ata_port *ap = dev->link->ap;
         struct ata_eh_context *ehc = &dev->link->eh_context;
+        const bool nosetxfer = dev->horkage & ATA_HORKAGE_NOSETXFER;
         const char *dev_err_whine = "";
         int ign_dev_err = 0;
-        unsigned int err_mask;
+        unsigned int err_mask = 0;
         int rc;
 
         dev->flags &= ~ATA_DFLAG_PIO;
         if (dev->xfer_shift == ATA_SHIFT_PIO)
                 dev->flags |= ATA_DFLAG_PIO;
 
-        err_mask = ata_dev_set_xfermode(dev);
+        if (nosetxfer && ap->flags & ATA_FLAG_SATA && ata_id_is_sata(dev->id))
+                dev_err_whine = " (SET_XFERMODE skipped)";
+        else {
+                if (nosetxfer)
+                        ata_dev_printk(dev, KERN_WARNING,
+                                       "NOSETXFER but PATA detected - can't "
+                                       "skip SETXFER, might malfunction\n");
+                err_mask = ata_dev_set_xfermode(dev);
+        }
 
         if (err_mask & ~AC_ERR_DEV)
                 goto fail;
@@ -4297,6 +4307,12 @@ static const struct ata_blacklist_entry ata_device_blacklist [] = {
         /* Devices which aren't very happy with higher link speeds */
         { "WD My Book",                 NULL,   ATA_HORKAGE_1_5_GBPS, },
 
+        /*
+         * Devices which choke on SETXFER.  Applies only if both the
+         * device and controller are SATA.
+         */
+        { "PIONEER DVD-RW  DVRTD08",    "1.00", ATA_HORKAGE_NOSETXFER },
+
         /* End Marker */
         { }
 };
diff --git a/include/linux/libata.h b/include/linux/libata.h
index 3d501db36a26..79b6d7fd4ac2 100644
--- a/include/linux/libata.h
+++ b/include/linux/libata.h
@@ -385,6 +385,7 @@ enum {
                                                     not multiple of 16 bytes */
         ATA_HORKAGE_FIRMWARE_WARN = (1 << 12),  /* firmware update warning */
         ATA_HORKAGE_1_5_GBPS    = (1 << 13),    /* force 1.5 Gbps */
+        ATA_HORKAGE_NOSETXFER   = (1 << 14),    /* skip SETXFER, SATA only */
 
          /* DMA mask for user DMA control: User visible values; DO NOT
             renumber */