ieee1394: write broadcast_channel only to select nodes (fixes device recognition)
authorStefan Richter <stefanr@s5r6.in-berlin.de>
Mon, 5 Dec 2005 21:28:59 +0000 (16:28 -0500)
committerJody McIntyre <scjody@modernduck.com>
Mon, 5 Dec 2005 21:28:59 +0000 (16:28 -0500)
commit61c7f775ca25ccfc0e51486103a724fb1a3a08f2
tree90bbd7f117a3831f3bb38ca9bc512de039062f2f
parentc4fc108a8275f5eb77c9859725643a6870d20ef6
ieee1394: write broadcast_channel only to select nodes (fixes device recognition)

Some old 1394-1995 SBP-2 bridges would hang if they received a broadcast write
request to BROADCAST_CHANNEL before the config ROM was read.  Affected devices
include Datafab MD2-FW2 2.5" HDD and SmartDisk VST FWCDRW-V8 portable CD writer.
The write request is now directed to specific nodes instead of being broadcast
to all nodes at once, and it is only performed if a previous read request at
this register succeeded.

Fixes an old interoperability problem which was perceived as a 2.6.14-specific
regression: http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?t=113190586800003

Signed-off-by: Stefan Richter <stefanr@s5r6.in-berlin.de>
Signed-off-by: Jody McIntyre <scjody@modernduck.com>
drivers/ieee1394/nodemgr.c