linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] drivers: ide: Include appropriate header file in ide-cd

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Message-ID: <52B1EAF6.6080905@cogentembedded.com>
Date:	Wed, 18 Dec 2013 21:35:34 +0300
From:	Sergei Shtylyov <sergei.shtylyov@...entembedded.com>
To:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
CC:	Josh Triplett <josh@...htriplett.org>,
	Rashika Kheria <rashika.kheria@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>, linux-ide@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] drivers: ide: Include appropriate header file in
 ide-cd_verbose.c

On 12/17/2013 10:06 PM, Borislav Petkov wrote:

>> You're right in your doubting: there are quite a lot of drivers used
>> by embedded platforms that nobody has bothered to convert to libata
>> thus far.

> Hold on, what does that mean? IDE is back from the dead and used only
> for embedded stuff?

    Like jazz, IDE "is not dead, it just smells funny".

> Or we force people to convert drivers to libata by *deleting* ide?

    I hope not. To me, it would be a shame e.g. to delete more or less 
well-designed IDE taskfile interface to the ad-hockery that libata has in its 
place...

> :-)

WBR, Sergei

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