Tejun Heo wrote:
> IMHO, losing media error information is much better than locking up a
> machine hard.  We can start white listing known good controllers but I'm
> skeptical how much benefit it will bring.

Just a data point, even ICHs lock up after PHY event if the wrong TF
register is accessed.  I just don't think tempting with TF regs after
timeout is worth the cost.

-- 
tejun
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