Re: [PATCH] m68k/mac: Replace macide driver with generic platform driver

John Paul Adrian Glaubitz
2021-04-26T07:49:24Z

On 4/26/21 9:37 AM, Finn Thain wrote:> If you enable CONFIG_IDE and CONFIG_BLK_DEV_PLATFORM, Quadras and
> Powerbooks will use the kernel/drivers/ide/ide_platform.ko module.
>
> If you enable CONFIG_ATA and CONFIG_PATA_PLATFORM, Quadras and
> Powerbooks will use the kernel/drivers/ata/pata_platform.ko module.
>
> (If you enable all of the above, you may need to use a blacklist to ensure
> that the preferred driver module gets loaded.)
>
> Was macide the only IDE driver in Debian/m68k kernels without a libata
> alternative? If so, this patch would allow you to finally drop CONFIG_IDE.

That's great to hear. It means that systems using the Mac IDE drivers will
survive the legacy IDE removal if it ever comes.

So, thanks a lot for addressing this!

Adrian

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