[KERNEL 2.6.26-rc4] bugreport : pata_pcmcia with Sandisk Extreme III 8GB

[Dominik Brodowski]

On Sat, Jun 07, 2008 at 10:37:16PM +0900, Komuro wrote:
> On Fri, 30 May 2008 13:57:28 +0200
> Kristoffer Ericson <kristoffer.ericson at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> > > > pcmcia: registering new device pcmcia1.0
> > > ...
> > > > pcmcia: registering new device pcmcia1.1
> > > > 1.1: GetNextTuple: No more items
> > > > pata_pcmcia: probe of 1.1 failed with error -12
> 
> This problem is introduced at kernel 2.6.26-rc4.
> 
> The kernel 2.6.26-rc3 does not have this problem.


git-diff drivers/pcmcia is empty for 2.6.26-rc3 to 2.6.26-rc4. Therefore,
it looks like something in the ata codepaths introduced this error? Tejun,
Jeff, any ideas? (original bugreport below)

Thanks,
	Dominik

> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > > Ive added the id123 strings for a Sandisk Extreme III 8GB.
> > > > I get this when using pcmcia->CF adapter.
> > > 
> > > > pcmcia: registering new device pcmcia1.0
> > > ...
> > > > pcmcia: registering new device pcmcia1.1
> > > > 1.1: GetNextTuple: No more items
> > > > pata_pcmcia: probe of 1.1 failed with error -12
> > > 
> > > Is that a multifunction device? It seems to me that something is broken in
> > > the device CIS, for both drives seem to be exported already by device
> > > pcmcia1.0.
> > 
> > Its a simply pcmcia->CF adapter and the CF card is a simple storage one. I got it to work through USB-adapter after replacing my
> > broken one.
> > However it still doesnt work through the pcmcia->CF adapter.
> > 
> > Im not ruling out that its broken though.
> > 
> > > 
> > > Best,
> > > 	Dominik