Re: PATCH 2.4.0.9.8: Fix IDE...

From: Vojtech Pavlik (vojtech@suse.cz)
Date: Tue Oct 03 2000 - 04:22:16 EST

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On Mon, Oct 02, 2000 at 01:39:40PM -0500, Jeff Garzik wrote:

> Linus,
>
> Ug. Why do I feel like the IDE "driver" is code layered upon code
> layered upon code, through the ages, with nary a cleanup in between?
>
> My previous patch was a fix, but (brown paper bag time) standard IDE
> devices no longer called chipset init. People either had no IDE, or
> were stuck in legacy mode. This fixes it.
>
> The IDE layer is in serious need of a cleanup though, IMHO...

Yes, yes, yes.

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