From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Matthew Wilcox Subject: Re: "ide=reverse" do we still need this? Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2008 06:58:48 -0700 Message-ID: <20080215135848.GD7657@parisc-linux.org> References: <20080213001506.GA13933@kroah.com> <47B24AB3.3040009@keyaccess.nl> <20080213044436.GB10101@kroah.com> <47B4777A.70400@tmr.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from palinux.external.hp.com ([192.25.206.14]:34791 "EHLO mail.parisc-linux.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755509AbYBON6u (ORCPT ); Fri, 15 Feb 2008 08:58:50 -0500 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <47B4777A.70400@tmr.com> Sender: linux-ide-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-ide@vger.kernel.org To: Bill Davidsen Cc: Greg KH , Rene Herman , bzolnier@gmail.com, muli@il.ibm.com, jdmason@kudzu.us, linux-ide@vger.kernel.org, linux-pci@atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, discuss@x86-64.org On Thu, Feb 14, 2008 at 12:16:42PM -0500, Bill Davidsen wrote: > There are any number of things you can do when the system is booted, but > the only thing you can do when the system won't boot is use kernel boot > options. Greg's not removing your option to boot the system using an old kernel to set up a new kernel properly ;-) -- Intel are signing my paycheques ... these opinions are still mine "Bill, look, we understand that you're interested in selling us this operating system, but compare it to ours. We can't possibly take such a retrograde step."