linux-kernel - Re: [RESEND PATCH] arm: assabet_defconfig: disable IDE subsystem

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Date:   Fri, 10 Mar 2017 18:11:50 +0100
From:   Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <b.zolnierkie@...sung.com>
To:     Sergei Shtylyov <sergei.shtylyov@...entembedded.com>
Cc:     Sekhar Nori <nsekhar@...com>, Kevin Hilman <khilman@...libre.com>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        Russell King <linux@....linux.org.uk>,
        Dmitry Eremin-Solenikov <dbaryshkov@...il.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-ide@...r.kernel.org,
        Olof Johansson <olof@...om.net>
Subject: Re: [RESEND PATCH] arm: assabet_defconfig: disable IDE subsystem

On Thursday, March 09, 2017 03:24:56 PM Sergei Shtylyov wrote:
> On 03/09/2017 03:20 PM, Sekhar Nori wrote:
> 
> > [...]
> 
> >>> diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-dm644x-evm.c
> >>> b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-dm644x-evm.c
> >>> index 023480b75244..60a1f23890cd 100644
> >>> --- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-dm644x-evm.c
> >>> +++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-dm644x-evm.c
> >>> @@ -744,7 +744,7 @@ static int davinci_phy_fixup(struct phy_device
> >>> *phydev)
> >>>      return 0;
> >>>  }
> >>>
> >>> -#define HAS_ATA        IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_BLK_DEV_PALMCHIP_BK3710)
> >>> +#define HAS_ATA        IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PATA_BK3710)
> >>
> >>    I think it would be more correct to check for both libata and IDE
> >> drivers here...
> >
> > As I understand, the plan is to remove the IDE driver soon.
> 
>     I'm not sure DaveM would support any removals in drivers/ide/. He has 
> explicitly expressed his will to maintain the IDE driuver forever.

Well, he can always change his opinion. :-)

Especially if the request for removal is for platform specific code only
and it is agreed with the maintainers of the given platform..

Best regards,
--
Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz
Samsung R&D Institute Poland
Samsung Electronics