linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/3] Add GD-Rom support to the SEGA Dreamcast

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Message-ID: <20071216041348.GB11113@linux-sh.org>
Date:	Sun, 16 Dec 2007 13:13:48 +0900
From:	Paul Mundt <lethal@...ux-sh.org>
To:	Adrian McMenamin <lkmladrian@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-sh@...r.kernel.org,
	axboe@...nel.dk, linux-ide@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/3] Add GD-Rom support to the SEGA Dreamcast

On Sun, Dec 16, 2007 at 12:20:54AM +0000, Adrian McMenamin wrote:
> This device is electrically compatible with ATA-3 IDE CD drives but
> implements a proprietary packet interface. There have been previous
> Dreamcast CD drivers around but this is new code and uses DMA as
> opposed to PIO for reads.
> 
> It also supports reading the proprietary GD Rom format disks.
> 
> The driver will live as drivers/sh/gdrom/gdrom.c
> 
No, the driver will live in drivers/cdrom if that's the API that you
depend on. The only things in drivers/sh are SH-specific bus support
code, it is not a dumping ground for unrelated drivers.
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