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SubjectRe: [git patches] libata updates
Chuck Ebbert wrote:
> Jeff Garzik wrote:
>> Chuck Ebbert wrote:
>>> Jeff Garzik wrote:
>>>> Jeff Garzik (8):
>>>> libata/IDE: remove combined mode quirk
>>> You can't just remove the "combined_mode=" kernel parameter or
>>> every Linux user who uses that will get an unbootable kernel
>>> with no good way of diagnosing the problem. It should still
>>> be accepted and just print a warning.
>> No, most modern distros will simply Just Work(tm) due to mount by label,
>> udev, and similar gadgets.
>>
>> As long as you have at least one (if not both) ATA drivers, you have a
>> kernel that will boot your hardware. And by definition those using
>> combined_mode= do indeed have the necessary drivers.
>
> OK, this is a kernel parameter and should be fine. But you can't remove
> *module* parameters for drivers needed for booting or the initrd will
> fail to load the module with "unknown parameter" and users can't boot.

No module parameters were removed.

Jeff



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