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From: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] drivers/ata: export some static functions in
	libata-core.c
Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2007 11:55:44 +1100
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> Why is it that other drivers did not need this functions? Did they
> copy them?  Or maybe they don't need them?

Most drivers can use the common functions as is. The problem starts when
you need special mecanisms to access the taskfile registers.

Ben.