Re: IDE disk geometry + patch

Andries.Brouwer@cwi.nl
Sun, 6 Dec 1998 01:33:05 +0100 (MET)


From hedrick@Astro.Dyer.Vanderbilt.Edu Sat Dec 5 20:18:03 1998

<BITCHING>
You don't get it Mark Lord has stopped doing the Maintaining.
I have slowly began to replace him after 6 Years of busting his
fanny. I have agreed to address the issue and have been working on it
long before you brought it to the mainstream.
</BITCHING>

Good for you!

Now, please on the side, give me the exact details of what you are
proposing for a solution.

But this question makes me wonder - do you understand these matters?
Have I not been very explicit already?

I need from you............

Documentation/Configure.help description
drivers/block/Config.in patch

if [ "$CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL" = "y" ]; then
if [ "$CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEDISK" != "n" ]; then
bool ' HUGE DISK BIOS support (EXPERIMENTAL)' CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEDISK_BIOS
fi
fi

drivers/block/ide-disk.c

#ifndef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEDISK_BIOS
place original kernek code bracket here........
#else
place your proposed changes here...........
#endif

repeat in all locations that you declare as important.

This is the only solution/compromise you will get from me,

An interesting attitude.

All the best,
Andries

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