Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 13 Feb 2008 02:41:07 +0100 | From | Rene Herman <> | Subject | Re: "ide=reverse" do we still need this? |
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On 13-02-08 01:15, Greg KH wrote:
> I'm reworking the pci device list logic (we currently keep all PCI > devices in 2 lists, which isn't the nicest, we should be able to get > away with only 1 list.) > > The only bother I've found so far is the pci_get_device_reverse() > function, it's used in 2 places, IDE and the calgary driver. > > I'm curious if we really still support the ide=reverse option? It's a > config option that I don't think the distros still enable (SuSE does > not). Is this still needed these days? > > In digging, we changed this option in 2.2.x from being called > "pci=reverse" and no one else seems to miss it. > > Any thoughts?
While details escape me somewhat again at the monment, a few months ago I was playing around with a PCI Promise IDE controller and needed ide=reverse to save me from having to switch disks around to still have a bootable system.
Or some such. Not too clear anymore, but I remember it saved the day.
Rene.
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