From: Alan Cox <alan@linux.intel.com>
To: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
Cc: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
linux-ide@vger.kernel.org, jeff@garzik.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC] ata: Intel IDE-R support
Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 11:09:59 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20100819110959.40312e58@linux.intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4C6CFB63.2070001@kernel.org>
> > Sure - but if ata_generic is already compiled in or already loaded ?
>
> Well, what if pata_acpi is already compiled in or already loaded? Or
Yes I am aware that one also has problems but unlike IDER I don't see a
cure.
> what if ata_piix is already compiled in or already loaded but ahci is
> not for an ich6 controller? We have priorities in the drivers, if the
> user/admin wants to use the lower priority ones that much, he/she
> shall. This isn't an issue. There's no way to hotplug intel IDEs
> anyway.
The PIIX4 in the IBM docking stations is hot plug - and its why I also
have to check 0x40 and write it if zero. So the case exists.
Alan
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2010-08-19 10:48 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 27+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-08-10 15:56 [PATCH RFC] ata: Intel IDE-R support Alan Cox
2010-08-10 17:12 ` Sergei Shtylyov
2010-08-10 22:23 ` Alan Cox
2010-08-17 16:19 ` Tejun Heo
2010-08-17 16:42 ` Alan Cox
2010-08-17 16:30 ` Tejun Heo
2010-08-17 17:01 ` Alan Cox
2010-08-17 16:59 ` Tejun Heo
2010-08-17 18:23 ` Alan Cox
2010-08-18 6:19 ` Tejun Heo
2010-08-18 10:03 ` Alan Cox
2010-08-18 14:10 ` Tejun Heo
2010-08-18 15:15 ` Alan Cox
2010-08-19 9:37 ` Tejun Heo
2010-08-19 10:09 ` Alan Cox [this message]
2010-08-19 11:22 ` Tejun Heo
2010-08-19 11:35 ` Kay Sievers
2010-08-19 11:42 ` Tejun Heo
2010-08-19 12:24 ` Kay Sievers
2010-08-19 12:33 ` Tejun Heo
2010-08-19 12:52 ` Kay Sievers
2010-08-19 12:54 ` Tejun Heo
2010-08-19 13:08 ` Kay Sievers
2010-08-19 13:14 ` Tejun Heo
2010-08-19 12:56 ` Tejun Heo
2010-08-19 18:05 ` Jeff Garzik
2010-08-19 11:02 ` Tim Small
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