Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 30 Apr 2007 18:11:42 -0400 | From | Jeff Garzik <> | Subject | Re: [git patches] libata updates |
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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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