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| -rw-r--r-- | drivers/ata/libata-core.c | 4 |
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c index f60988f5e01..2556ea29def 100644 --- a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c +++ b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c @@ -4033,6 +4033,10 @@ static int cable_is_40wire(struct ata_port *ap) /* If the controller thinks we are 80 wire, we are */ if (ap->cbl == ATA_CBL_PATA80 || ap->cbl == ATA_CBL_SATA) return 0; + /* If the system is known to be 40 wire short cable (eg laptop), + then we allow 80 wire modes even if the drive isn't sure */ + if (ap->cbl == ATA_CBL_PATA40_SHORT) + return 0; /* If the controller doesn't know we scan - Note: We look for all 40 wire detects at this point. |