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* ata: Add documentation for hard disk shock protection interface (v3)Elias Oltmanns2008-10-13
Put some information (and pointers to more) into the kernel's doc tree, describing briefly the interface to the kernel's disk head unloading facility. Information about how to set up a complete shock protection system under GNU/Linux can be found on the web and is referenced accordingly. v3: Here is some final polish including various spelling corrections pointed out by Grant Grundler and Peter Moulder. Also, I have added some information about the timing constraints related to disk head parking. The patch looks more impressive than it really is and I think it would be alright just to incorporate it into the original patch so as not to clutter up the git log. Signed-off-by: Elias Oltmanns <eo@nebensachen.de> Cc: Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org> Cc: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com> Cc: Tejun Heo <htejun@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@gmail.com>