linux-kernel - Re: New true IDE compact flash driver starting point?

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Message-ID: <49661B0F.6030206@softplc.com>
Date:	Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:26:07 -0600
From:	Dick Hollenbeck <dick@...tplc.com>
To:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: New true IDE compact flash driver starting point?

Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> On Thursday 08 January 2009, Dick Hollenbeck wrote:
>   
>> On a new ARM9 board with memory mapped interface to a compact flash 
>> socket, I need to implement an IDE or ATA driver that will support TRUE 
>> IDE mode.
>>
>> Am using kernel version 2.6.26
>>
>> What is the best starting point, i.e. example driver in the tree?
>>     
>
> You should not need to write a new driver, but rather use the existing
> drivers/ata/pata_platform.c driver by registering the MMIO registers
> and IRQ number as a platform device.
>
> 	Arnd <><
>   
Thank you Arnd!

Is there some example code in the tree to do this?

I've done something similar to this for 8250 serial ports, but I am 
having a difficult time finding out how to do this with pata_platform.c

Thanks,

Dick Hollenbeck


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