===== drivers/ide/ide-probe.c 1.90 vs edited =====
--- 1.90/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c	2004-12-10 14:12:14 -05:00
+++ edited/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c	2005-01-14 08:18:43 -05:00
@@ -841,7 +841,10 @@
 	if (fixup)
 		fixup(hwif);
 
-	hwif_init(hwif);
+	if (!hwif_init(hwif)) {
+		printk("%s: Failed to initialize IDE interface\n", hwif->name);
+		return -1;
+	}
 
 	if (hwif->present) {
 		u16 unit = 0;
===== drivers/ide/pci/sgiioc4.c 1.22 vs edited =====
--- 1.22/drivers/ide/pci/sgiioc4.c	2005-01-06 20:35:35 -05:00
+++ edited/drivers/ide/pci/sgiioc4.c	2005-01-14 08:18:56 -05:00
@@ -669,7 +669,10 @@
 		printk(KERN_INFO "%s: %s Bus-Master DMA disabled\n",
 		       hwif->name, d->name);
 
-	probe_hwif_init(hwif);
+	if (probe_hwif_init(hwif)) {
+		printk(KERN_INFO "%s: initialization failed\n", hwif->name);
+		return -EIO;
+	}
 
 	/* Create /proc/ide entries */
 	create_proc_ide_interfaces();