Re: [discuss] "ide=reverse" do we still need this?

2008-02-13 Thread Greg KH
On Wed, Feb 13, 2008 at 09:00:15PM +0100, Dirk GOUDERS wrote: > > > Hm, so, to summarize: > > - you needed this option many years ago to get a box to work properly > > - you don't need this today > > > > So, if the option went away, you would not be inconvenienced? > > After having

Re: [discuss] "ide=reverse" do we still need this?

2008-02-13 Thread Dirk GOUDERS
> Hm, so, to summarize: > - you needed this option many years ago to get a box to work properly > - you don't need this today > > So, if the option went away, you would not be inconvenienced? After having reanimated the old system and after comments of other persons I would not be

Re: [discuss] "ide=reverse" do we still need this?

2008-02-13 Thread Dirk GOUDERS
> Hm, so, to summarize: > - you needed this option many years ago to get a box to work properly > - you don't need this today I would summarize: - ide=reverse solved certain problems and I am not sure if there are users who still need this option > So, if the option went away,

Re: [discuss] "ide=reverse" do we still need this?

2008-02-13 Thread Greg KH
On Wed, Feb 13, 2008 at 08:54:55AM +0100, Dirk GOUDERS wrote: > Hi, > > > I'm reworking the pci device list logic (we currently keep all PCI > > devices in 2 lists, which isn't the nicest, we should be able to get > > away with only 1 list.) > > > > The only bother I've found so far is the

Re: [discuss] "ide=reverse" do we still need this?

2008-02-13 Thread Dirk GOUDERS
Hi, > I'm reworking the pci device list logic (we currently keep all PCI > devices in 2 lists, which isn't the nicest, we should be able to get > away with only 1 list.) > > The only bother I've found so far is the pci_get_device_reverse() > function, it's used in 2 places, IDE and the calgary

Re: [discuss] ide=reverse do we still need this?

2008-02-13 Thread Dirk GOUDERS
Hi, I'm reworking the pci device list logic (we currently keep all PCI devices in 2 lists, which isn't the nicest, we should be able to get away with only 1 list.) The only bother I've found so far is the pci_get_device_reverse() function, it's used in 2 places, IDE and the calgary driver.

Re: [discuss] ide=reverse do we still need this?

2008-02-13 Thread Greg KH
On Wed, Feb 13, 2008 at 08:54:55AM +0100, Dirk GOUDERS wrote: Hi, I'm reworking the pci device list logic (we currently keep all PCI devices in 2 lists, which isn't the nicest, we should be able to get away with only 1 list.) The only bother I've found so far is the

Re: [discuss] ide=reverse do we still need this?

2008-02-13 Thread Dirk GOUDERS
Hm, so, to summarize: - you needed this option many years ago to get a box to work properly - you don't need this today I would summarize: - ide=reverse solved certain problems and I am not sure if there are users who still need this option So, if the option went away, you

Re: [discuss] ide=reverse do we still need this?

2008-02-13 Thread Dirk GOUDERS
Hm, so, to summarize: - you needed this option many years ago to get a box to work properly - you don't need this today So, if the option went away, you would not be inconvenienced? After having reanimated the old system and after comments of other persons I would not be inconvenienced

Re: [discuss] ide=reverse do we still need this?

2008-02-13 Thread Greg KH
On Wed, Feb 13, 2008 at 09:00:15PM +0100, Dirk GOUDERS wrote: Hm, so, to summarize: - you needed this option many years ago to get a box to work properly - you don't need this today So, if the option went away, you would not be inconvenienced? After having reanimated the old