Alan Cox wrote:
The old drivers/ide code uses much longer delays than the spec for some
ATAPI commands, and it looks as if there is a good reason for doing
so ...


FWIW, the code that ATADRVR (http://www.ata-atapi.com/) uses to issue commands does something like

        write Command register to start command
        if (device == ATAPI)                    # i.e. not ATA
                delay(150 msec)
        pound Status / AltStatus, kick DMA engine, whatever else

ATADRVR is open code (for an MS-DOS-level driver), and really worth a read. Between ATADRVR and drivers/ide, you get a pretty good idea about what __field experience__ has shown is needed for ATAPI devices.

        Jeff



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