--- drivers/ata/libata-eh.c

+++ drivers/ata/libata-eh.c

@@ -3149,6 +3149,10 @@ static int ata_eh_skip_recovery(struct a

if (link->flags & ATA_LFLAG_DISABLED)

return 1;

+ /* skip if explicitly requested */

+ if (ehc->i.flags & ATA_EHI_NO_RECOVERY)

+ return 1;

+

/* thaw frozen port and recover failed devices */

if ((ap->pflags & ATA_PFLAG_FROZEN) || ata_link_nr_enabled(link))

return 0;