linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] [POWERPC] MPC8349E-mITX: use platform IDE driver for CF interface

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Date:	Wed, 1 Aug 2007 00:36:14 +0200
From:	Segher Boessenkool <segher@...nel.crashing.org>
To:	Sergei Shtylyov <sshtylyov@...mvista.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linuxppc-dev@...abs.org,
	Vitaly Bordug <vitb@...nel.crashing.org>,
	linux-ide@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] [POWERPC] MPC8349E-mITX: use platform IDE driver for CF	interface

>>> +	ide@...00000 {
>>> +		compatible = "mmio-ide";
>>> +		device_type = "ide";
>
>>     Why not "ata"?

The hardware is called (E)IDE, the protocol is called ATA.
Or that's what I was told -- I think there's some historic
revisionism involved, too.

>     Also, what mmio-ide in the compat properly means in the context of
> ide_platform which is able to handle both port and memory mapped IDE. 
> I think
> we must get rid with this crap, and since this IDE register mapping is 
> pretty
> much board specific, call it something like "mpc8349emitx-ide" instead.

"mmio-ide" simply is not specific enough.  The device_type
should go, too.

If this IDE interface is board-specific, thee "compatible"
property should include the board vendor name and board
name.  Oh, that's what "emitx" tries to do -- it could be
a bit clearer perhaps ;-)


Segher

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