Re: 2.6.22-rc1-mm1: IDE compile error

[Alan Cox]

> The question I'm asking is: do you think it's better to remove this from
> hd.c, or do you think it's better to add it back boot code BIOS
> detection (and take the risk of poking an ST-506 disk with legacy data
> with parameters which may belong to another disk -- keep in mind this
> can permanently damage an ST-506 disk)?

To set it up the user will have to know the parameters and have typed
them into the BIOS (if it even has an option for it). I see no problem

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