[PATCH] ide: option to disable cache flushes for buggy drives
Some drives claim they support cache flushing, but get seriously
confused if you try. Add this option to be able to boot with
barriers enabled by default.
Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <axboe@suse.de>
diff --git a/include/linux/ide.h b/include/linux/ide.h
index dc7abef..9962045 100644
--- a/include/linux/ide.h
+++ b/include/linux/ide.h
@@ -571,6 +571,7 @@
u8 waiting_for_dma; /* dma currently in progress */
u8 unmask; /* okay to unmask other irqs */
u8 bswap; /* byte swap data */
+ u8 noflush; /* don't attempt flushes */
u8 dsc_overlap; /* DSC overlap */
u8 nice1; /* give potential excess bandwidth */