Re: [PATCH 00/86] PATA fixes

Jeff Garzik
2009-11-25T17:19:54Z

On 11/25/2009 12:02 PM, Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz wrote:
> I've been going through PATA drivers for the last few days to make
> sure that we offer similar level of hardware support in the new PATA
> drivers as with the old IDE subsystem and the following patchset is
> the end result of said audit.

Thanks!

> - add 32-bit PIO support for more controllers
>
> ( pata_artop, pata_atiixp, pata_efar, pata_cmd64x, pata_cs5520,
> pata_cs5530, pata_cs5535, pata_cypress, pata_hpt366, pata_hpt37x,
> pata_hpt3x2n, pata_it8213, pata_it821x, pata_jmicron, pata_ns87415,
> pata_opti, pata_pdc2027x, pata_pdc202xx_old, pata_rz1000,
> pata_sc1200, pata_scc, pata_sch, pata_serverworks, pata_sl82c105,
> pata_sis, pata_triflex& pata_via )

This should be all in one patch.

I'll let the comments from Alan and others trickle in before applying...

> - add ->init_host method for abstracting host specific controller
> initialization and then use it to cleanup Power Managment code
> resulting in over 100 LOC gone
>
> ( pata_ali, pata_amd, pata_artop, pata_cmd640, pata_cmd64x,
> pata_cs5530, pata_hpt366, pata_hpt3x3, pata_it821x, pata_ninja32,
> pata_ns87415, pata_pdc2027x & sata_sil )

hmmmm.... will reserve comment until I review it thoroughly, but I am a
bit reluctant to move away from the current struct-driver style driver
init/setup model.

Jeff