Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 31 Jan 2003 04:49:49 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 31 Jan 2003 04:49:49 -0500 Received: from pc2-cwma1-4-cust86.swan.cable.ntl.com ([213.105.254.86]:49801 "EHLO irongate.swansea.linux.org.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Fri, 31 Jan 2003 04:49:48 -0500 Subject: Re: [PATCH] Update PnP IDE (2/6) From: Alan Cox To: Adam Belay Cc: Andre Hedrick , greg@kroah.com, Linux Kernel Mailing List In-Reply-To: <20030130221030.GG2246@neo.rr.com> References: <20030125201516.GA12794@neo.rr.com> <20030129222632.GD2246@neo.rr.com> <1043926921.28133.19.camel@irongate.swansea.linux.org.uk> <20030130221030.GG2246@neo.rr.com> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Organization: Message-Id: <1044010443.1654.0.camel@irongate.swansea.linux.org.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.2.1 (1.2.1-2) Date: 31 Jan 2003 10:54:04 +0000 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Thu, 2003-01-30 at 22:10, Adam Belay wrote: > > The IDE layer does not currently handle hotplugging. It needs a lot of work > > before that can happen > > Would you suggest I remove the ide_unregister and place a error message if that area > is ever called in the pnp ide driver or is it better to leave it in there? I'd like > to get this patch out soon so users can take advantage of these changes. Becuase > pnp does not currently support hotplugging, I doubt there will be any problems. Leave it there then, the IDE layer will eventually develop hotplug - its taking baby steps that way. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/