1 files changed, 16 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
index 065507c46644..a61af3818c84 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
@@ -1231,6 +1231,9 @@ unsigned int ata_dev_classify(const struct ata_taskfile *tf)
          *
          * We follow the current spec and consider that 0x69/0x96
          * identifies a port multiplier and 0x3c/0xc3 a SEMB device.
+         * Unfortunately, WDC WD1600JS-62MHB5 (a hard drive) reports
+         * SEMB signature.  This is worked around in
+         * ata_dev_read_id().
          */
         if ((tf->lbam == 0) && (tf->lbah == 0)) {
                 DPRINTK("found ATA device by sig\n");
@@ -1248,8 +1251,8 @@ unsigned int ata_dev_classify(const struct ata_taskfile *tf)
         }
 
         if ((tf->lbam == 0x3c) && (tf->lbah == 0xc3)) {
-                printk(KERN_INFO "ata: SEMB device ignored\n");
-                return ATA_DEV_SEMB_UNSUP; /* not yet */
+                DPRINTK("found SEMB device by sig (could be ATA device)\n");
+                return ATA_DEV_SEMB;
         }
 
         DPRINTK("unknown device\n");
@@ -2080,6 +2083,7 @@ int ata_dev_read_id(struct ata_device *dev, unsigned int *p_class,
         struct ata_taskfile tf;
         unsigned int err_mask = 0;
         const char *reason;
+        bool is_semb = class == ATA_DEV_SEMB;
         int may_fallback = 1, tried_spinup = 0;
         int rc;
 
@@ -2090,6 +2094,8 @@ retry:
         ata_tf_init(dev, &tf);
 
         switch (class) {
+        case ATA_DEV_SEMB:
+                class = ATA_DEV_ATA;    /* some hard drives report SEMB sig */
         case ATA_DEV_ATA:
                 tf.command = ATA_CMD_ID_ATA;
                 break;
@@ -2126,6 +2132,14 @@ retry:
                         return -ENOENT;
                 }
 
+                if (is_semb) {
+                        ata_dev_printk(dev, KERN_INFO, "IDENTIFY failed on "
+                                       "device w/ SEMB sig, disabled\n");
+                        /* SEMB is not supported yet */
+                        *p_class = ATA_DEV_SEMB_UNSUP;
+                        return 0;
+                }
+
                 if ((err_mask == AC_ERR_DEV) && (tf.feature & ATA_ABORTED)) {
                         /* Device or controller might have reported
                          * the wrong device class.  Give a shot at the