linux-kernel - Re: [git patches] libata updates (mostly fixes)

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Date:	Thu, 15 Feb 2007 21:09:12 -0500
From:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
CC:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-ide@...r.kernel.org, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	"Luck, Tony" <tony.luck@...el.com>,
	Zhang Yanmin <yanmin.zhang@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [git patches] libata updates (mostly fixes)

Linus Torvalds wrote:
> 
> On Thu, 15 Feb 2007, Jeff Garzik wrote:
>> diff --git a/arch/ia64/Kconfig b/arch/ia64/Kconfig
>> index db185f3..d51f0f1 100644
>> --- a/arch/ia64/Kconfig
>> +++ b/arch/ia64/Kconfig
>> @@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ config IA64
>>  
>>  config 64BIT
>>  	bool
>> +	select ATA_NONSTANDARD if ATA
>>  	default y
> 
> Ok, this is just _strange_.

Agreed.


> Tying ATA_NONSTANDARD into ia64 by tying it to the 64BIT config variable 
> may work (well, I _assume_ it does), but it's just psychedelic.

AFAICT it's an attempt to do an unconditional 'select'.  I'm /not/ 
disputing its psychedilic properties, certainly, just figured that was 
the way that IA64 arch folks did stuff like this.


> How about adding a separate config entry like
> 
> 	config IA64_ATA
> 		bool
> 		depends on ATA
> 		select ATA_NONSTANDARD
> 		default y
> 
> which kind of makes sense when you squint just the right way..

Either way, that seems sane to me.  I'd love to have some IA64 folks to 
comment though.

	Jeff


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