Re: [PATCH] 2.5.6-pre2 IDE cleanup 16

Jens Axboe
2002-03-05T11:31:00Z

On Tue, Mar 05 2002, Zwane Mwaikambo wrote:
> On Tue, 5 Mar 2002, Martin Dalecki wrote:
>
> > - Disable configuration of the task file stuff. It is going to go away
> > and will be replaced by a truly abstract interface based on
> > functionality and *not* direct mess-up of hardware.
>
> Could you elaborate just a tad on that.

While the taskfile interface is very down-to-basics and a bit extreme
in one end, it's also very useful for eg vendors doing testing and
certification. So in that respect it's pretty powerful, I hope Martin
isn't just planning a stripped down interface akin to what we have in
2.4 and earlier.

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Jens Axboe