--- linux-2.6.22/drivers/ata/sata_promise.c.~1~	2007-07-09 22:13:16.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-2.6.22/drivers/ata/sata_promise.c	2007-07-09 22:13:38.000000000 +0200
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 #include "sata_promise.h"
 
 #define DRV_NAME	"sata_promise"
-#define DRV_VERSION	"2.08"
+#define DRV_VERSION	"2.09"
 
 enum {
 	PDC_MAX_PORTS		= 4,
@@ -716,6 +716,9 @@ static irqreturn_t pdc_interrupt (int ir
 	unsigned int i, tmp;
 	unsigned int handled = 0;
 	void __iomem *mmio_base;
+	unsigned int hotplug_offset, ata_no;
+	u32 hotplug_status;
+	int is_sataii_tx4;
 
 	VPRINTK("ENTER\n");
 
@@ -726,10 +729,20 @@ static irqreturn_t pdc_interrupt (int ir
 
 	mmio_base = host->iomap[PDC_MMIO_BAR];
 
+	/* read and clear hotplug flags for all ports */
+	if (host->ports[0]->flags & PDC_FLAG_GEN_II)
+		hotplug_offset = PDC2_SATA_PLUG_CSR;
+	else
+		hotplug_offset = PDC_SATA_PLUG_CSR;
+	hotplug_status = readl(mmio_base + hotplug_offset);
+	if (hotplug_status & 0xff)
+		writel(hotplug_status | 0xff, mmio_base + hotplug_offset);
+	hotplug_status &= 0xff;	/* clear uninteresting bits */
+
 	/* reading should also clear interrupts */
 	mask = readl(mmio_base + PDC_INT_SEQMASK);
 
-	if (mask == 0xffffffff) {
+	if (mask == 0xffffffff && hotplug_status == 0) {
 		VPRINTK("QUICK EXIT 2\n");
 		return IRQ_NONE;
 	}
@@ -737,16 +750,34 @@ static irqreturn_t pdc_interrupt (int ir
 	spin_lock(&host->lock);
 
 	mask &= 0xffff;		/* only 16 tags possible */
-	if (!mask) {
+	if (mask == 0 && hotplug_status == 0) {
 		VPRINTK("QUICK EXIT 3\n");
 		goto done_irq;
 	}
 
 	writel(mask, mmio_base + PDC_INT_SEQMASK);
 
+	is_sataii_tx4 = pdc_is_sataii_tx4(host->ports[0]->flags);
+
 	for (i = 0; i < host->n_ports; i++) {
 		VPRINTK("port %u\n", i);
 		ap = host->ports[i];
+
+		/* check for a plug or unplug event */
+		ata_no = pdc_port_no_to_ata_no(i, is_sataii_tx4);
+		tmp = hotplug_status & (0x11 << ata_no);
+		if (tmp && ap &&
+		    !(ap->flags & ATA_FLAG_DISABLED)) {
+			struct ata_eh_info *ehi = &ap->eh_info;
+			ata_ehi_clear_desc(ehi);
+			ata_ehi_hotplugged(ehi);
+			ata_ehi_push_desc(ehi, "hotplug_status %#x", tmp);
+			ata_port_freeze(ap);
+			++handled;
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		/* check for a packet interrupt */
 		tmp = mask & (1 << (i + 1));
 		if (tmp && ap &&
 		    !(ap->flags & ATA_FLAG_DISABLED)) {
@@ -902,9 +933,9 @@ static void pdc_host_init(struct ata_hos
 	tmp = readl(mmio + hotplug_offset);
 	writel(tmp | 0xff, mmio + hotplug_offset);
 
-	/* mask plug/unplug ints */
+	/* unmask plug/unplug ints */
 	tmp = readl(mmio + hotplug_offset);
-	writel(tmp | 0xff0000, mmio + hotplug_offset);
+	writel(tmp & ~0xff0000, mmio + hotplug_offset);
 
 	/* don't initialise TBG or SLEW on 2nd generation chips */
 	if (is_gen2)