linux-kernel - Re: [2.6.18-rc2-mm1] libata ate one PATA channel

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Date:	Mon, 31 Jul 2006 15:05:23 -0400
From:	Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@...ox.com>
To:	Tejun Heo <htejun@...il.com>
CC:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	"J.A. Magall?n" <jamagallon@....com>,
	"Linux-Kernel," <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-ide@...r.kernel.org, Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>
Subject: Re: [2.6.18-rc2-mm1] libata ate one PATA channel

Tejun Heo wrote:
> I like 'registering both always and disabling one' approach for 
> partially stolen legacy devices.  We can make ->hard_port_no do the job 
> as before, but IMHO it's error-prone and only useful for very limited 
> cases (first legacy port stolen).
> 
> Jeff, what do you think?


The reason for hard_port_no's existence is the fact that is can 
sometimes differ from port_no, and we need to know the "real" port 
number, as opposed to the port number based on counting probed ports.

If you eliminate the need for hard_port_no, feel free to erase it.

	Jeff


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