Re: [RFC PATCH] pata_hpt366: fix mode configuration

[Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>]

Rob OpenSuSE wrote:
> 2008/12/9 Mark Lord <liml@rtr.ca>:
>> Rob OpenSuSE wrote:
>> There are tons of PCI add-on cards still out there with these chips,
>> and they will continue to work fine so long as PCI slots
>> and PATA drives exist.  So we may as well ensure Linux does the Right Things (tm).
> 
> Yes, my point was in support of pragmatism; so that new kernel builds
> and distro installs can have a chance to succeed in boxes with these
> cards used, without opening case,  reconfiguring, and finding special
> boot paramters.  Those cards need working code now, not next year.  So
> "The Right Thing (tm)" would be bad, if it caused perfectly capable
> kit to be non-functioning, whilst perfection is under discussion and
> development.

I already pushed those patches into openSUSE and in one form or
another it will make into upstream and other distros, so no worries.

>> Nice work, Tejun!
> 
> Seconded!  If you are the Mark who sent the card, thanks to you to
> from me to.

Yeap, he's the Mark who sends me old and weird hardwares from time to
time.  :-)

Thanks.

-- 
tejun