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From: Roman Zippel <zippel@linux-m68k.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/5] falconide/q40ide: add ->atapi_*put_bytes and
 ->ata_*put_data methods
Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2008 00:02:02 +0200 (CEST)
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Hi,

On Mon, 31 Mar 2008, Alan Cox wrote:

> > That would require an additional data copy and a double byteswap on machines 
> > which are not that fast in first place...
> 
> So use the blitter ;)
> 
> At this point the future is not Commode Amiga or Atari TT and we risk
> mess in core code for obscure platforms ?

We have worse mess and a _single_ simple hook which helps a small platform 
and doesn't hurt others doesn't sound that bad.

bye, Roman