Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Wed, 21 Aug 2002 09:16:33 +0200 (MEST) | From | Geert Uytterhoeven <> | Subject | Re: IDE-flash device and hard disk on same controller |
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On Tue, 20 Aug 2002, Andre Hedrick wrote: > Look at 2.4.20-pre2-ac5. > > I fixed that problem.
OK, thanks!
> On Wed, 21 Aug 2002, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote: > > On Tue, 20 Aug 2002, Jeff Garzik wrote: > > > Jeff Garzik wrote: > > > > Attached is the ATA core... > > > > > > Just to give a little bit more information about the previously attached > > > code, it is merely a module that does two things: (a) demonstrates > > > proper [and sometimes faster-than-current-linus] ATA bus probing, and > > > (b) demonstrates generic registration and initialization of ATA devices > > > and channels. All other tasks can be left to "personality" (a.k.a. > > > class) drivers, such as 'disk', 'cdrom', 'floppy', ... types. > > > > Looks nice (at first sight)! > > > > But one limitation is that it always assumes the IDE ports are located in I/O > > space :-( > > What about architectures where IDE ports are located in MMIO space? Or worse, > > have some ports in I/O space (e.g. PCI IDE card) and some in MMIO space (e.g. > > SOC or mainboard IDE host interface)?
Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
Geert
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