Re: linux-2.4.28 released

[Geert Uytterhoeven]

On Fri, 19 Nov 2004, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> Alan Cox wrote:
> > On Fri, Nov 19, 2004 at 08:48:32AM -0500, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> > > PATA and SATA (DMA doesn't work for PATA, in split-driver configuration),
> > > and there is no split-driver to worry about.
> > > 
> > > I think there may need to be some code to prevent the IDE driver from
> > > claiming the legacy ISA ports.
> > 
> > Its called "request_resource". If you want the resource claim it. IDE will
> > be a good citizen.
> 
> That's what the quirk does.  libata still needs to find out who obtained the
> resource, not blindly grab it (and fail).

If libata would be initialized before IDE, it could grab the resource during
probing.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

						Geert

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