Re: generic ide adapter - bus timeouts

"Euan Kirkhope" <euank-9q/xBM6aKHVWk0Htik3J/[email protected]> wrote:
> Additionally, what is the plan for the generic_ide driver?  Are we to
> make 40-odd mini modules to support each chipset individually? or
> should be we thinking towards incorporating the same level of chipset
> specific modification to the generic ide driver?

I think we should only create drivers for the more problematic 
chipsets.

> PS.  It took me 2 days to find the "generic_ide" driver in /generic I
> wasn't amused! :)

The generic IDE driver is in busses/ide where it belongs to. The 
ide_adapter helper is indeed in generic, and there is no better place 
to put it yet, I'm afraid.

> Is there any documentation on the IDE subsystem?  silly question I 
> know!...

Not at all. The whole thing incl. the new driver API is still pretty 
rough.

Bye,
   Axel.


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