Linux kernel modifications for the Kernel Hacking exam
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When powering up, the SATA controller may fail to mount the HDD. The SATA controller will lock up, preventing it from negotiating to a lower speed or transmitting data. Root cause is power supply noise creating resonance at 6 Ghz and 3 GHz frequencies, which causes instability in the Clock-Data Recovery (CDR) frontend module, resulting in false acquisition of the clock at SATA 6G/3G speeds. The SATA controller may fail to mount the HDD and lock up, requiring a power cycle. Broadcom chips suspected of being susceptible to this issue include BCM7445, BCM7439, and BCM7366. The Kernel implements an error recovery mechanism that resets the SATA PHY and digital controller when the controller locks up. During this error recovery process, typically there is less activity on the board and Broadcom STB chip, so that the power supply is less noisy, thus allowing the SATA controller to lock correctly. Signed-off-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org> |
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Linux kernel ============ This file was moved to Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst Please notice that there are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or ``make pdfdocs``. There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory, several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation. See Documentation/00-INDEX for a list of what is contained in each file. Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.