Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 11 May 2003 17:32:44 +0200 (MET DST) | From | Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] Switch ide parameters to new-style and make them unique. |
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On Sun, 11 May 2003, Jeremy Jackson wrote:
> Haven't tested, but I have a few comments. > > First, I think this is a great step in the right > direction for the ide driver.
Thanks.
> I think at some point, the kernel command line parameters should be > consolidated behind a single ata=hda,noprobe or ata=if0,io0x1f0,irq7 type > parameter, instead of the hda= and ide0=. Taking that one step furthur, a > new syntax is needed, and having it go into 2.6 might pave the way for > removing the old cruft in 2.8?
Yes, I was thinking about it. I prefer as easily parsable parameters as possible :-) fe. ata.dev_noprobe=hda and ata.if_io_irq=0,0x1f0,7.
It is a question of shorter command line vs shorter parsing code.
About a 2.6: I want to mark old command line plus HDIO_DRIVE_CMD and HDIO_DRIVE_TASK ioctls as obsoleted for 2.6.x and remove these cruft early in 2.7.x. I hope I will manage to do it, but it depends on Linus.
> That would seem necessary, as I see it, to remove static ide_hwifs and > eventually support better hotswap. (But even if it doesn't it would still > clean up the ide parameters)
FYI I have just done dynamic ide_hwifs allocations, patch needs finishing (pdc4030 special case), polishing and testing.
Regards, -- Bartlomiej
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