linux-kernel - Re: [RFT PATCH] ia64: zx1_defconfig: convert to use libata PATA drivers

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:	Mon, 17 Aug 2015 21:27:23 +0200
From:	Émeric MASCHINO <emeric.maschino@...il.com>
To:	Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <b.zolnierkie@...sung.com>
Cc:	"linux-ia64@...r.kernel.org" <linux-ia64@...r.kernel.org>,
	Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>,
	Fenghua Yu <fenghua.yu@...el.com>, linux-ide@...r.kernel.org,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [RFT PATCH] ia64: zx1_defconfig: convert to use libata PATA drivers

Hi,

I'm running kernels configured that way (i.e. using libata PATA
drivers) for years on my hp workstation zx6000 (zx1 chipset) without
apparent problems.

Cheers,

     Émeric

2015-08-17 17:46 GMT+02:00 Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <b.zolnierkie@...sung.com>:
> IDE subsystem has been deprecated since 2009 and the majority
> (if not all) of Linux distributions have switched to use
> libata for ATA support exclusively.  However there are still
> some users (mostly old or/and embedded non-x86 systems) that
> have not converted from using IDE subsystem to libata PATA
> drivers.  This doesn't seem to be good thing in the long-term
> for Linux as while there is less and less PATA systems left
> in use:
>
> * testing efforts are divided between two subsystems
>
> * having duplicate drivers for same hardware confuses users
>
> This patch converts zx1_defconfig to use libata PATA
> drivers.
>
> Signed-off-by: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <b.zolnierkie@...sung.com>
> ---
> Build tested only.
> If you have affected hardware please test.  Thank you.
>
>  arch/ia64/configs/zx1_defconfig | 8 +++-----
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/ia64/configs/zx1_defconfig b/arch/ia64/configs/zx1_defconfig
> index b504c8e..1ecda7e 100644
> --- a/arch/ia64/configs/zx1_defconfig
> +++ b/arch/ia64/configs/zx1_defconfig
> @@ -27,11 +27,6 @@ CONFIG_IP_MULTICAST=y
>  CONFIG_NETFILTER=y
>  CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP=y
>  CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM=y
> -CONFIG_IDE=y
> -CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDECD=y
> -CONFIG_BLK_DEV_GENERIC=y
> -CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CMD64X=y
> -CONFIG_SCSI=y
>  CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SD=y
>  CONFIG_CHR_DEV_ST=y
>  CONFIG_CHR_DEV_OSST=y
> @@ -43,6 +38,9 @@ CONFIG_SCSI_LOGGING=y
>  CONFIG_SCSI_FC_ATTRS=y
>  CONFIG_SCSI_SYM53C8XX_2=y
>  CONFIG_SCSI_QLOGIC_1280=y
> +CONFIG_ATA=y
> +CONFIG_PATA_CMD64X=y
> +CONFIG_ATA_GENERIC=y
>  CONFIG_FUSION=y
>  CONFIG_FUSION_SPI=y
>  CONFIG_FUSION_FC=y
> --
> 1.9.1
>
> --
> To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-ia64" in
> the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
> More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/