From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jens Axboe Subject: Re: [PATCH] 2.4 IDE core for 2.5 Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2002 11:56:53 +0200 Sender: linux-ide-owner@vger.kernel.org Message-ID: <20020711095653.GD808@suse.de> References: <20020709200711.GA13401@win.tue.nl> <200207110954.LAA08806@cave.bitwizard.nl> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200207110954.LAA08806@cave.bitwizard.nl> List-Id: linux-ide@vger.kernel.org To: Rogier Wolff Cc: Andries Brouwer , Linux Kernel , linux-ide@vger.kernel.org On Thu, Jul 11 2002, Rogier Wolff wrote: > Andries Brouwer wrote: > > On Tue, Jul 09, 2002 at 12:22:49PM +0200, Jens Axboe wrote: > > > > > I've forward ported the 2.4 IDE core to 2.5.25. > > > > Very good! > > Ehmm. We have had "old IDE support" in the kernel for "ages". We have > two aic7xxx driver, two rtl8139 drivers, two, or more ncr53c8xx drivers. > > So why in the case of IDE has the "new IDE" driver not been forked and > implemented under a new "name" such that those working on other stuff > can chose to use the "old reliable" driver while others daring to test > the new advanced rewrite can do so? That's a really good question, in retrospect this is what should have happened IMO. -- Jens Axboe