Read back MODE_REG after writing it in NCR5380_init() to check if the chip is really there.
This prevents hang when incorrect I/O address was specified by user. Signed-off-by: Ondrej Zary <li...@rainbow-software.org> --- drivers/scsi/NCR5380.c | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/drivers/scsi/NCR5380.c b/drivers/scsi/NCR5380.c index 01c0027..ce3156d 100644 --- a/drivers/scsi/NCR5380.c +++ b/drivers/scsi/NCR5380.c @@ -495,6 +495,11 @@ static int NCR5380_init(struct Scsi_Host *instance, int flags) NCR5380_write(INITIATOR_COMMAND_REG, ICR_BASE); NCR5380_write(MODE_REG, MR_BASE); + /* check if the chip is really there */ + if (NCR5380_read(MODE_REG) != MR_BASE) { + NCR5380_exit(instance); + return -ENODEV; + } NCR5380_write(TARGET_COMMAND_REG, 0); NCR5380_write(SELECT_ENABLE_REG, 0); -- Ondrej Zary