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SubjectRe: [PATCH 05/20] pata_efar: always program master_data before slave_data
> on the other side of equation we have 5 drivers less, 1400 LOCs less,
> no risk of losing bugfixes and features (which is true already w/
> pata_rdc lacking locking fixes + Power Management and pata_oldpiix
> lacking parallel scanning feature).

The parallel scanning feature is somewhat irrelevant on an original PIIX,
if the hardware even supports it which is somewhat of an unknown. If you
have a minor boot time performance concern you'd buy a real computer
instead.

And the other stuff you actually create a problem rather than solving one
- the difficulting testing the rare chips makes it harder to fix ata_piix
bugs and do full testing.

Alan


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