linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/1] ide: ide-generic, add another device exception

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Message-ID: <20070608233512.69988f57@the-village.bc.nu>
Date:	Fri, 8 Jun 2007 23:35:12 +0100
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@...il.com>
Cc:	Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...il.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Ingo Korb <ml@...na.de>,
	linux-ide@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] ide: ide-generic, add another device exception

On Sat, 9 Jun 2007 00:42:50 +0200
Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@...il.com> wrote:

> On Friday 08 June 2007, Alan Cox wrote:
> > On Fri, 8 Jun 2007 14:18:55 +0200
> > Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@...il.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > On Monday 04 June 2007, Jiri Slaby wrote:
> > > > ide-generic, add another device exception
> > > 
> > > ide-generic is a generic ISA IDE driver, this one is drivers/ide/pci/generic
> > > (a generic IDE PCI driver) - fixed patch description to avoid confusion.
> > 
> > Nope ide-generic is a generic I/O based ST506 interface. It covers a bit
> > more than just ISA bus.
> 
> If so then can we finally get rid of hd.c?

Ok ST-506 register set. ST-506 MFM command set is a bit different and
does need hd.c (SFF only deals with PCI controllers)

> > > [ Yes, both drivers need a rename - patches are welcomed. ]
> > 
> > Good way to break everyones module settings
> 
> MODULE_ALIAS() should cover this up nicely.

No problem with that. Just need to be sure it gets done.

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