From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jens Axboe Subject: Re: [2.6 patch] select ATA_SFF Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:39:27 +0200 Message-ID: <20080422113927.GA12774@kernel.dk> References: <20080421213147.GH2633@cs181133002.pp.htv.fi> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from brick.kernel.dk ([87.55.233.238]:22939 "EHLO kernel.dk" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751003AbYDVLjd (ORCPT ); Tue, 22 Apr 2008 07:39:33 -0400 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20080421213147.GH2633@cs181133002.pp.htv.fi> Sender: linux-ide-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-ide@vger.kernel.org To: Adrian Bunk Cc: Jeff Garzik , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-ide@vger.kernel.org On Tue, Apr 22 2008, Adrian Bunk wrote: > Making ATA_SFF a user-visible option with the drivers needing it > depending on it caused the following problems: > - people lose their driver when accidentally disabling it > - people not requiring it needlessly enable it > > Fortunately, we don't have to bother the user with this option at all > since we can simply select it when it's required. Hear hear, the newly introduced ATA_SFF config is a mess, this is much better. -- Jens Axboe