Re: [PATCH] libata: add ATAPI module option

[Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com>]

Mark Lord wrote:
> Jeff Garzik wrote:
> 
>>
>>  ATAPI is getting close to being ready.  To increase exposure, we enable
>>  the code in the upstream kernel, but default it to off (present
>>  behavior).  Users must pass atapi_enabled=1 as a module option (if
>>  module) or on the kernel command line (if built in) to turn on
>>  discovery of their ATAPI devices.
> 
> 
> Okay, I give.  How do I specify this option for the case
> of having libata + scsi BUILT-IN (no modules).
> 
> I tried the usual /boot/grub/menu.lst thing:
> 
>    kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.14-rc5 root=/dev/sda5 ro atapi_enabled=1
> 
> But still no ATAPI drive.   ???
> 
> Hardcoding the modparm to "1" instead of "0" in libata-core.c works though.

For builtin, I think the format is <module name>.parameter, thus

	libata.atapi_enabled=1

should work.

	Jeff