Re: 2.3.99-3/3 IDE link problems (+msdos partitions)

From: Andre Hedrick (andre@linux-ide.org)
Date: Tue Mar 21 2000 - 02:15:02 EST


On Mon, 20 Mar 2000, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:

> On Mon, 20 Mar 2000, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> > ide-geometry.o (always compiled in the kernel) needs current_capacity() and
> > get_info_ptr(), which are defined in ide.c.
> >
> > However, if CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDE=m and CONFIG_IDE=y, ide.o is compiled as a
> > module causing a kernel link failure.
>
> Retrying with CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDE=m and CONFIG_IDE=m showed an even worse
> problem: fs/partitions/msdos.c needs ide_xlate_1024(), which is defined in
> ide-geometry.o, but the latter file is compiled as a module if CONFIG_IDE=m.
>
> Time to drop IDE from the .config completely...

That is not the problem.....

What really needs to happen is to export "ide_xlate_1024()" back into
./drivers/block/ and have config dependencies decide.
Something closser to this will resolve the issue cleaner, IMHO.

Andre Hedrick
The Linux ATA/IDE guy

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