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From: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>
Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@transmeta.com>,
	Paul Mackerras <paulus@samba.org>,
	Linux Kernel Development <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] M68k IDE updates
Date: 22 Apr 2003 15:49:15 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <1051022954.15160.30.camel@dhcp22.swansea.linux.org.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.4.21.0304211833010.14857-100000@vervain.sonytel.be>

On Llu, 2003-04-21 at 17:55, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> However, there's also a routine that involves more magic:
> taskfile_lib_get_identify(). While trying to understand that one, I found more
> commands that should call the (possible byteswapping) hwif->ata_input_id()
> operations, like SMART commands. So first we need a clearer differentiation
> between commands that transfer on-platter data, or other drive data.
> 
> Any comments from the IDE experts?

Only one, stop abusing the IDE layer and do your byte swapping via a loopback/md 
or similar piece of code. 


  reply	other threads:[~2003-04-22 15:35 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 30+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2003-04-13 13:06 [PATCH] M68k IDE updates Geert Uytterhoeven
2003-04-13 14:10 ` Alan Cox
2003-04-13 23:43   ` Paul Mackerras
2003-04-14  8:39     ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2003-04-14  9:19       ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2003-04-14  9:24         ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2003-04-14 12:19           ` Alan Cox
2003-04-14 12:21       ` Alan Cox
2003-04-14 13:44         ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2003-04-14 16:03           ` Alan Cox
2003-04-15  4:45       ` Jamie Lokier
2003-04-15  8:11         ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2003-04-15  9:23           ` Jörn Engel
2003-04-15  9:52             ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2003-04-14 12:48     ` Alan Cox
2003-04-14 12:48     ` Alan Cox
2003-04-14 17:44     ` Linus Torvalds
2003-04-14 19:54       ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2003-04-14 22:31         ` Paul Mackerras
2003-04-15  8:14           ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2003-04-21 16:55       ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2003-04-22 14:49         ` Alan Cox [this message]
2003-04-22 13:55 Mudama, Eric
     [not found] <Pine.GSO.4.21.0304221802570.16017-100000@vervain.sonytel.be>
2003-04-23 11:27 ` Richard Zidlicky
2003-04-23 11:04   ` Alan Cox
2003-04-23 20:19     ` John Bradford
2003-04-24  9:47       ` Richard Zidlicky
2003-04-24 11:26         ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2003-04-24 13:14           ` Richard Zidlicky
2003-04-24 14:11             ` Geert Uytterhoeven

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