Merge tag 'omap-for-v3.12/fixes-non-critical-signed' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tmlind/linux-omap into next/fixes-non-critical

From Tony Lindgren:
Omap fixes for the merge window that are not urgent enough
for the -rc series.

* tag 'omap-for-v3.12/fixes-non-critical-signed' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tmlind/linux-omap:
  ARM: OMAP2: use 'int' instead of 'unsigned' for variable 'gpmc_irq_start'
  ARM: OMAP2: remove useless variable 'ret'
  ARM: OMAP: dma: fix error return code in omap_system_dma_probe()
  ARM: OMAP2+: fix wrong address when loading PRM_FRAC_INCREMENTOR_DENUMERATOR_RELOAD
  ARM: OMAP2+: am33xx-restart: trigger warm reset on omap2+ boards
  ARM: OMAP2: Use a consistent AM33XX SoC option description
  ARM: OMAP2+: Remove legacy device creation for McPDM and DMIC
  + Linux 3.11-rc6

1 files changed, 14 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/ata/sata_inic162x.c b/drivers/ata/sata_inic162x.c
index e45131748248..5c54d957370a 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/sata_inic162x.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/sata_inic162x.c
@@ -6,6 +6,18 @@
  *
  * This file is released under GPL v2.
  *
+ * **** WARNING ****
+ *
+ * This driver never worked properly and unfortunately data corruption is
+ * relatively common.  There isn't anyone working on the driver and there's
+ * no support from the vendor.  Do not use this driver in any production
+ * environment.
+ *
+ * http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.debian.devel.bugs.rc/378525/focus=54491
+ * https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=60565
+ *
+ * *****************
+ *
  * This controller is eccentric and easily locks up if something isn't
  * right.  Documentation is available at initio's website but it only
  * documents registers (not programming model).
@@ -807,6 +819,8 @@ static int inic_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 
 	ata_print_version_once(&pdev->dev, DRV_VERSION);
 
+	dev_alert(&pdev->dev, "inic162x support is broken with common data corruption issues and will be disabled by default, contact linux-ide@vger.kernel.org if in production use\n");
+
 	/* alloc host */
 	host = ata_host_alloc_pinfo(&pdev->dev, ppi, NR_PORTS);
 	hpriv = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*hpriv), GFP_KERNEL);