From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
To: Dick Hollenbeck <dick@softplc.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: New true IDE compact flash driver starting point?
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 13:18:43 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <200901081318.44188.arnd@arndb.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <49659E41.5070001@softplc.com>
On Thursday 08 January 2009, Dick Hollenbeck wrote:
> On a new ARM9 board with memory mapped interface to a compact flash
> socket, I need to implement an IDE or ATA driver that will support TRUE
> IDE mode.
>
> Am using kernel version 2.6.26
>
> What is the best starting point, i.e. example driver in the tree?
You should not need to write a new driver, but rather use the existing
drivers/ata/pata_platform.c driver by registering the MMIO registers
and IRQ number as a platform device.
Arnd <><
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-01-08 12:18 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-01-08 6:33 New true IDE compact flash driver starting point? Dick Hollenbeck
2009-01-08 12:18 ` Arnd Bergmann [this message]
2009-01-08 15:26 ` Dick Hollenbeck
2009-01-09 16:33 ` Arnd Bergmann
2009-01-09 18:29 ` Dick Hollenbeck
2009-01-09 18:29 ` Alan Cox
2009-01-09 18:35 ` David Daney
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