Re: [PATCH] kernel-parameters.txt: ATAPI enabled by default

[Lennart Sorensen]

On Wed, Mar 14, 2007 at 11:07:40AM +0200, Faik Uygur wrote:
> In case of libata, discovery of ATAPI devices is the default behaviour.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Faik Uygur <faik@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
> index 856c8b1..96b6ec5 100644
> --- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
> @@ -695,11 +695,9 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
>  			Format: <irq>
>  
>  	combined_mode=	[HW] control which driver uses IDE ports in combined
> -			mode: legacy IDE driver, libata, or both
> -			(in the libata case, libata.atapi_enabled=1 may be
> -			useful as well).  Note that using the ide or libata
> -			options may affect your device naming (e.g. by
> -			changing hdc to sdb).
> +			mode: legacy IDE driver, libata, or both. Note that
> +			using the ide or libata options may affect your device
> +			naming (e.g. by changing hdc to sdb).
>  			Format: combined (default), ide, or libata

I am having trouble parsing this one. 

Does combined_mode=combined mean both?

What does using both legacy and libata at the same time mean?

Who runs the PATA ports?

Please don't use the term IDE ports, since I have no idea what that
means anymore.

This message is really not very helpful right now.

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Len Sorensen
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