linux-kernel - Re: Rescan IDE interface when no IDE devices are present

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Message-Id: <1153077903.5905.35.camel@localhost.localdomain>
Date:	Sun, 16 Jul 2006 15:25:02 -0400
From:	Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>
To:	Daniel De Graaf <danieldegraaf@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Rescan IDE interface when no IDE devices are present

On Sun, 2006-07-16 at 14:12 -0500, Daniel De Graaf wrote:
> My laptop has only one IDE interface (/dev/hdc), which means there are
> no valid IDE block devices which can be used for HDIO_SCAN_HWIF ioctl
> to scan for the insertion of my CD-ROM drive.
> 
> Are there alternate methods of invoking this ioctl, or for creating an
> open filehandle where it can be used?

If you have ide1, you have both hdc and hdd (slave of hdc) unles sit's
not really IDE ...

Ben.


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