1 files changed, 2 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/ata/sata_mv.c b/drivers/ata/sata_mv.c
index 68096289074b..874b60b2e20f 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/sata_mv.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/sata_mv.c
@@ -349,8 +349,6 @@ enum {
 
         EDMA_HALTCOND_OFS       = 0x60,         /* GenIIe halt conditions */
 
-        GEN_II_NCQ_MAX_SECTORS  = 256,          /* max sects/io on Gen2 w/NCQ */
-
         /* Host private flags (hp_flags) */
         MV_HP_FLAG_MSI          = (1 << 0),
         MV_HP_ERRATA_50XXB0     = (1 << 1),
@@ -1093,20 +1091,12 @@ static void mv6_dev_config(struct ata_device *adev)
          *
          * Gen-II does not support NCQ over a port multiplier
          *  (no FIS-based switching).
-         *
-         * We don't have hob_nsect when doing NCQ commands on Gen-II.
-         * See mv_qc_prep() for more info.
          */
         if (adev->flags & ATA_DFLAG_NCQ) {
                 if (sata_pmp_attached(adev->link->ap)) {
                         adev->flags &= ~ATA_DFLAG_NCQ;
                         ata_dev_printk(adev, KERN_INFO,
                                 "NCQ disabled for command-based switching\n");
-                } else if (adev->max_sectors > GEN_II_NCQ_MAX_SECTORS) {
-                        adev->max_sectors = GEN_II_NCQ_MAX_SECTORS;
-                        ata_dev_printk(adev, KERN_INFO,
-                                "max_sectors limited to %u for NCQ\n",
-                                adev->max_sectors);
                 }
         }
 }
@@ -1444,7 +1434,8 @@ static void mv_qc_prep(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc)
          * only 11 bytes...so we must pick and choose required
          * registers based on the command.  So, we drop feature and
          * hob_feature for [RW] DMA commands, but they are needed for
-         * NCQ.  NCQ will drop hob_nsect.
+         * NCQ.  NCQ will drop hob_nsect, which is not needed there
+         * (nsect is used only for the tag; feat/hob_feat hold true nsect).
          */
         switch (tf->command) {
         case ATA_CMD_READ: