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SubjectRe: KERN_ERR "ide: late registration of driver."
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On Mer, 2003-07-23 at 23:14, Yoav Weiss wrote:
> Recently installed 2.4.22-pre7 on 2 boxes here.
> Seems like drivers_run is already set by the time ide_register_driver get
> called. Following the logic of that driver, it makes sense. ide_init()
> gets called early and inits the ide. (banner: "Uniform Multi-Platform
> E-IDE driver..."). ide_register_driver() is never used inside the driver
> but is exported and called after partition check, way down the line.
>
> Therefore, I don't see why the late registration is an error. Am I
> missing something ?

It may change drive ordering. I've not decided if its an error yet but
its on my todo list to fix it one way or the other. I have a hack fix I
can give marcelo for 2.4.22 so its not critical path

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