Hello community,
here is the log from the commit of package hdparm
checked in at Mon Apr 30 22:52:14 CEST 2007.
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--- hdparm/hdparm.changes 2007-04-29 21:57:40.000000000 +0200
+++ /mounts/work_src_done/STABLE/hdparm/hdparm.changes 2007-04-30 22:45:40.040667000 +0200
@@ -1,0 +2,10 @@
+Mon Apr 30 22:45:25 CEST 2007 - ro@suse.de
+
+- update to 7.3
+ - fixed spelling of --drq-hsm-error in -h output
+ - fixed SG_IO CDB[2] bits for better SAT compliance
+ - fixed version number (v7.2 has "7.1" as version, doh!)
+ - added #ifdef around use of BLKGETSIZE64
+ - manpage updated
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
Old:
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hdparm-7.2.tar.bz2
New:
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hdparm-7.3.tar.bz2
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Other differences:
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++++++ hdparm.spec ++++++
--- /var/tmp/diff_new_pack.a19072/_old 2007-04-30 22:51:13.000000000 +0200
+++ /var/tmp/diff_new_pack.a19072/_new 2007-04-30 22:51:13.000000000 +0200
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
#
-# spec file for package hdparm (Version 7.2)
+# spec file for package hdparm (Version 7.3)
#
# Copyright (c) 2007 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
# This file and all modifications and additions to the pristine
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
PreReq: %insserv_prereq %fillup_prereq coreutils
Provides: base:/sbin/hdparm
Autoreqprov: on
-Version: 7.2
+Version: 7.3
Release: 1
Summary: A Program to Get and Set Hard Disk Parameters
Source: hdparm-%{version}.tar.bz2
@@ -102,6 +102,13 @@
/var/adm/fillup-templates/sysconfig.ide
%changelog
+* Mon Apr 30 2007 - ro@suse.de
+- update to 7.3
+ - fixed spelling of --drq-hsm-error in -h output
+ - fixed SG_IO CDB[2] bits for better SAT compliance
+ - fixed version number (v7.2 has "7.1" as version, doh!)
+ - added #ifdef around use of BLKGETSIZE64
+ - manpage updated
* Sun Apr 29 2007 - ro@suse.de
- update to 7.2
- tweak -C
++++++ hdparm-7.2.tar.bz2 -> hdparm-7.3.tar.bz2 ++++++
diff -urN --exclude=CVS --exclude=.cvsignore --exclude=.svn --exclude=.svnignore old/hdparm-7.2/Changelog new/hdparm-7.3/Changelog
--- old/hdparm-7.2/Changelog 2007-04-29 20:36:22.000000000 +0200
+++ new/hdparm-7.3/Changelog 2007-04-30 19:25:30.000000000 +0200
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+hdparm-7.3
+ - fixed spelling of --drq-hsm-error in -h output
+ - fixed SG_IO CDB[2] bits for better SAT compliance
+ - fixed version number (v7.2 has "7.1" as version, doh!)
+ - added #ifdef around use of BLKGETSIZE64
+ - manpage updated
hdparm-7.2
- tweak -C
- added more debug info from --verbose
diff -urN --exclude=CVS --exclude=.cvsignore --exclude=.svn --exclude=.svnignore old/hdparm-7.2/hdparm.8 new/hdparm-7.3/hdparm.8
--- old/hdparm-7.2/hdparm.8 2007-04-28 23:28:38.000000000 +0200
+++ new/hdparm-7.3/hdparm.8 2007-04-30 19:29:53.000000000 +0200
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH HDPARM 8 "April 2007" "Version 7.1"
+.TH HDPARM 8 "April 2007" "Version 7.3"
.SH NAME
hdparm \- get/set hard disk parameters
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@
.SH DESCRIPTION
.BI hdparm
provides a command line interface to various hard disk ioctls
-supported by the stock Linux ATA/IDE device driver subsystem.
+supported by the Linux SATA/PATA/SAS "libata" subsystem
+and the older IDE driver subsystem.
Some options may work correctly only with the latest kernels.
-For best results, compile hdparm with the include files from the latest kernel source code.
.SH OPTIONS
When no flags are given,
.I -acdgkmur
@@ -100,6 +100,16 @@
much faster than the usual page cache method, giving a better indication
of raw device and driver performance.
.TP
+.I --drq-hsm-error
+VERY DANGEROUS, DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT USING IT.
+This flag causes hdparm to issue an IDENTIFY command
+to the kernel, but incorrectly marked as a "non-data" command.
+This results in the drive being left with its DataReQust(DRQ) line
+"stuck" high. This confuses the kernel drivers, and may crash the system
+immediately with massive data loss. The option exists to help in testing
+and fortifying the kernel against similar real-world drive malfunctions.
+VERY DANGEROUS, DO NOT USE!!
+.TP
.I -D
Enable/disable the on-drive defect management feature,
whereby the drive firmware tries to automatically manage
@@ -606,7 +616,7 @@
Parts by Benjamin Benz
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root@Hilbert.suse.de