linux-kernel - Re: [patch] pata_winbond: fix module init

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Date:	Tue, 17 Aug 2010 08:29:40 +0200
From:	Dan Carpenter <error27@...il.com>
To:	Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@...il.com>
Cc:	Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@...ox.com>, linux-ide@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org,
	alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk
Subject: Re: [patch] pata_winbond: fix module init

On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 09:23:03PM +0200, Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz wrote:
> 
> Hi Dan,
> 
> On Tuesday 03 August 2010 05:27:47 pm Dan Carpenter wrote:
> > winbond_init_one() returns 0 on success and an error code on failure.
> > In the original code, we always just released the regions and return
> > -ENODEV.  This was introduce in 2006 by 7e45b0e5f6f6 "[PATCH] libata:
> > Winbond support".
> 
> You might like to pick up
> 
> 	http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/39358/
> 
> instead..
> 

I don't have the hardware, but yes, probably it's better to replace this
driver since it has never been able to load.

regards,
dan carpenter

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