Re: [PATCH 2.6][TRIVIAL] Update ide.txt documentation to currentide.c

[Alan Cox]

On Iau, 2003-08-21 at 11:30, Maciej Soltysiak wrote:
> + "hdx=biostimings"	: driver will NOT attempt to tune interface speed
> + 			  (DMA/PIO) but always honour BIOS timings.
> +

Please don't document this option except maybe as "Selecting this on
most systems will destroy all your data"

>   "hdx=slow"		: insert a huge pause after each access to the data
>  			  port. Should be used only as a last resort.

Should go - isnt supported any more

> + "hdx=flash"		: allows for more than one ata_flash disk to be
> + 			  registered. In most cases, only one device
> + 			  will be present.

Fixed properly in 2.4, dunno about 2.6

> +
> + "idex=biostimings"	: driver will NOT attempt to tune interface speed
> +			  (DMA/PIO) but always honour BIOS timings.

Replace with "generally randomizes your disk contents, do not ever use"

> + "ide=reverse"		: formerly called to pci sub-system, but now local.
> +

Better if it said what it did ?


Rest looks ok

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