File hdparm-8.4-silence.patch of Package hdparm

--- hdparm.c	2008-02-19 19:55:28.000000000 -0500
+++ hdparm.c	2008-02-20 10:35:43.000000000 -0500
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 extern const char *minor_str[];
 
-#define VERSION "v8.4"
+#define VERSION "v8.4+"
 
 #ifndef O_DIRECT
 #define O_DIRECT	040000	/* direct disk access, not easily obtained from headers */
@@ -159,10 +159,8 @@
 	sync();
 	if (ioctl(fd, BLKFLSBUF, NULL))		/* do it again, big time */
 		perror("BLKFLSBUF failed");
-	sync();
-	/* await completion */
-	if (do_drive_cmd(fd, NULL) && errno != EINVAL && errno != ENOTTY && errno != ENOIOCTLCMD)
-		perror("HDIO_DRIVE_CMD(null) (wait for flush complete) failed");
+	else
+		do_drive_cmd(fd, NULL);	/* IDE: await completion */
 	sync();
 }