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-rw-r--r--drivers/ata/libata-core.c4
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
index f60988f5e01b..2556ea29defb 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
@@ -4033,6 +4033,10 @@ static int cable_is_40wire(struct ata_port *ap)
/* If the controller thinks we are 80 wire, we are */
if (ap->cbl == ATA_CBL_PATA80 || ap->cbl == ATA_CBL_SATA)
return 0;
+ /* If the system is known to be 40 wire short cable (eg laptop),
+ then we allow 80 wire modes even if the drive isn't sure */
+ if (ap->cbl == ATA_CBL_PATA40_SHORT)
+ return 0;
/* If the controller doesn't know we scan
- Note: We look for all 40 wire detects at this point.