[U-Boot] [PATCH] SATA: do not auto-initialize during boot

[Scott Wood]

Mike Frysinger wrote:
> On Thursday 11 December 2008 15:51:32 Kumar Gala wrote:
>> 'sata init' isn't safe.  It seems like you should only be able to call
>> it once.  However I think we can keep issuing it and cause bad things
>> to happen.
> 
> i dont think so.  the SATA driver should be doing the right thing: init_sata() 
> should get the hardware into a usable state regardless of how it was before.

So then what's the downside to having any sata access automatically call 
init_sata()?

>> Also, in the code you removed we do a runtime check on 8536 to see if
>> SATA is even available.  That check is still valid.
> 
> why ?  if the hardware doesnt support it, then the user shouldnt be attempting 
> to use it.  if they do, that's their fault for doing something stupid.

There's no need to be unnecessarily user-hostile.

-Scott