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From: Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org>
To: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Cc: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@gmail.com>,
	linux-ide@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] ide: fix drive_is_ready() for non-PCI hosts and CONFIG_IDEPCI_SHARE_IRQ=y
Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 20:42:16 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <472137E8.9020109@garzik.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20071026010515.260672b4@the-village.bc.nu>

Alan Cox wrote:
> On Fri, 26 Oct 2007 01:36:37 +0200
> Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Need to check if the host is a PCI one before reading IDE_ALTSTATUS_REG.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@gmail.com>
> 
> Umm why ? The altstatus register goes back to ST-506 and the original IBM
> XT hard disk controller card ?

I'm pretty sure there are at least a few controllers out there where the 
AltStatus/Control register block is simply non-existent.

	Jeff




  parent reply	other threads:[~2007-10-26  0:42 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2007-10-25 23:36 [PATCH 2/3] ide: fix drive_is_ready() for non-PCI hosts and CONFIG_IDEPCI_SHARE_IRQ=y Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz
2007-10-26  0:05 ` Alan Cox
2007-10-26  0:30   ` Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz
2007-10-26  0:35     ` Alan Cox
2007-10-26  0:42   ` Jeff Garzik [this message]
2007-10-26 11:53     ` Alan Cox

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